England at the Rugby World Cup
The England national team have competed in every Rugby World Cup since the inaugural tournament in 1987. They have played 51 matches in nine tournaments, and won 36 for a winning record of 70.59%. Their best ever position was champions in 2003, whilst they have also participated in three other finals; the 2019 final, the 2007 final and the final of the 1991 competition. They have beaten two countries four times; Australia and the United States. Their worst record is against South Africa, who have defeated them in four of their five encounters.
England co-hosted the 1991 Rugby World Cup with Ireland, Scotland, Wales and France, with the final between England and Australia played at Twickenham. England was the sole host of the 2015 Rugby World Cup, although eight games were held at the Millennium Stadium, the Welsh national stadium in Cardiff.
By position[]
Rugby World Cup | Qualification | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Squad | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | |
1987 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 103 | 48 | Squad | Invited | |||||||
1991 | Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 119 | 61 | Squad | Automatically qualified | |||||||
1995 | Fourth Place | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 158 | 146 | Squad | Automatically qualified | |||||||
1999 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 250 | 115 | Squad | 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 15 | |
2003 | Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 327 | 88 | Squad | Automatically qualified | |||||||
2007 | Runners-up | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 140 | 122 | Squad | Automatically qualified | |||||||
2011 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 149 | 53 | Squad | Automatically qualified | |||||||
2015 | Pool Stage | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 133 | 75 | Squad | Automatically qualified | |||||||
2019 | Runners-up | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 190 | 75 | Squad | Automatically qualified | |||||||
2023 | Automatically qualified | |||||||||||||||
Total | Champions | 50 | 36 | 0 | 14 | 1569 | 783 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 15 | |||
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By tournament[]
1987 New Zealand & Australia[]
- Group matches
23 May 1987
|
Australia | 19–6 | England |
---|---|---|
Try: Campese Poidevin Con: Lynagh Pen: Lynagh (3) |
Try: Harrison Con: Webb |
30 May 1987
|
England | 60–7 | Japan |
---|---|---|
Try: Harrison (3) Underwood (2) Salmon Richards Redman Rees Simms Con: Webb (7) Pen: Webb (2) |
Try: Miyamoto Pen: Matsuo |
3 June 1987
|
England | 34–6 | United States |
---|---|---|
Try: Winterbottom (2) Harrison Dooley Con: Webb (3) Pen: Webb (4) |
Try: Purcell Con: Nelson |
Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Tries | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 41 | 18 | 6 |
England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 32 | 15 | 4 |
United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 99 | 5 | 2 |
Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 123 | 7 | 0 |
- Quarter final
1991 UK, Ireland & France[]
- Group matches
8 October 1991
|
England | 36–6 | Italy |
---|---|---|
Try: Guscott (2) Underwood Webb Con: Webb (4) Pen: Webb (4) |
Try: Cuttitta Con: Dominguez |
11 October 1991
|
England | 37–9 | United States |
---|---|---|
Try: Underwood (2) Carling Skinner Heslop Con: Hodgkinson (4) Pen: Hodgkinson (3) |
Try: Nelson Con: Williams Pen: Williams |
Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 39 | 6 |
England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 33 | 4 |
Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 76 | 2 |
United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 113 | 0 |
- Quarter final
19 October 1991
|
France | 10–19 | England |
---|---|---|
Try: Lafond Pen: Lacroix (2) |
Report | Try: Underwood Carling Con: Webb Pen: Webb (3) |
- Semi final
- Final
1995 South Africa[]
- Group matches
27 May 1995
|
Argentina | 18–24 | England |
---|---|---|
Try: Arbizu Noriega Con: Arbizu Pen: Arbizu (2) |
Pen: Andrew (6) Drop: Andrew (2) |
31 May 1995
|
England | 27–20 | Italy |
---|---|---|
Try: R. Underwood T. Underwood Con: Andrew Pen: Andrew (5) |
Try: Cuttitta Vaccari Con: Dominguez (2) Pen: Dominguez (2) |
4 June 1995
|
England | 44–22 | Western Samoa |
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Try: R. Underwood (2) Back Penalty try Con: Callard (3) Pen: Callard(5) Drop: Catt |
Try: Sini (2) Umaga Con: Fa'amasino (2) Pen: Fa'amasino |
Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 60 | 9 |
Western Samoa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 88 | 7 |
Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 94 | 5 |
Argentina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 87 | 3 |
- Quarter final
11 June 1995
|
England | 25–22 | Australia |
---|---|---|
Try: T. Underwood Con: Andrew Pen: Andrew (5) Drop: Andrew |
Report | Try: Smith Con: Lynagh Pen: Lynagh (5) |
- Semi final
18 June 1995
|
England | 29–45 | New Zealand |
---|---|---|
Try: Carling (2) R. Underwood (2) Con: Andrew (3) Pen: Andrew |
Report | Try: Lomu (4) Kronfeld Bachop Con: Mehrtens (3) Pen: Mehrtens Drop: Z. Brooke Mehrtens |
- Third-place play-off
1999 Wales[]
- Group matches
England | 67–7 | Italy |
---|---|---|
Try: Wilkinson Hill Luger Back De Glanville Corry Dawson Perry Con: Wilkinson (6) Pen: Wilkinson (5) |
Try: Dominguez Con: Dominguez |
England | 16–30 | New Zealand |
---|---|---|
Try: De Glanville Con: Wilkinson Pen: Wilkinson (3) |
Try: Kelleher Wilson Lomu Con: Mehrtens (3) Pen: Mehrtens (3) |
England | 101–10 | Tonga |
---|---|---|
Try: Guscott (2) Greening (2) Luger (2) Healey (2) Greenwood (2) Dawson Perry Hill Con: Grayson (12) Pen: Grayson (4) |
Try: Tiueti Con: Tuipulotu Pen: Tuipulotu |
P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 28 | 9 |
England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 184 | 47 | 7 |
Tonga | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 171 | 5 |
Italy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 196 | 3 |
- Quarter-final play-offs
England | 45–24 | Fiji |
---|---|---|
Try: Luger Back Beal Greening Con: Dawson Wilkinson Pen: Wilkinson (7) |
Report | Try: Satala Tiko Con: Little (3) Pen: Serevi |
- Quarter final
South Africa | 44–21 | England |
---|---|---|
Try: Van der Westhuizen P. Rossouw Con: De Beer (2) Pen: De Beer (5) Drop: De Beer (5) |
Report | Pen: Grayson (6) Wilkinson |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland) |
2003 Australia[]
- Group matches
12 October 2003
|
England | 84–6 | Georgia |
---|---|---|
Try: Tindall Dawson Thompson Back Dallaglio Greenwood (2) Regan Cohen (2) Robinson Luger Con: Wilkinson (5) Grayson (4) Pen: Wilkinson (2) |
Pen: Urjukashvili Jimsheladze |
Subiaco Oval, Perth
Attendance: 25,501 Referee: (Argentina) |
18 October 2003
|
South Africa | 6–25 | England |
---|---|---|
Pen: Koen (2) |
Try: Greenwood Con: Wilkinson Pen: Wilkinson (4) Drop: Wilkinson (2) |
Subiaco Oval, Perth
Attendance: 38,834 Referee: (Australia) |
26 October 2003
|
England | 35–22 | Samoa |
---|---|---|
Try: Back Penalty try Balshaw Vickery Con: Wilkinson (3) Pen: Wilkinson (2) Drop: Wilkinson |
Try: Sititi Con: Va'a Pen: Va'a (5) |
Docklands Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 50,647 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) |
2 November 2003
|
England | 111–13 | Uruguay |
---|---|---|
Try: Moody Lewsey (5) Balshaw (2) Catt (2) Gomarsall (2) Luger Abbott Robinson (2) Greenwood Con: Grayson (11) Catt (2) |
Try: Lemoine Con: Menchaca Pen: Menchaca (2) |
Pld | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | +/− | BP | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
England | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 255 | 47 | +208 | 3 | 19 |
South Africa | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 184 | 60 | +124 | 3 | 15 |
Samoa | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 138 | 117 | +21 | 2 | 10 |
Uruguay | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 56 | 255 | -199 | 0 | 4 |
Georgia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 46 | 200 | -154 | 0 | 0 |
- Quarter final
9 November 2003
|
England | 28–17 | Wales |
---|---|---|
Try: Greenwood 44' c Con: Wilkinson Pen: Wilkinson (6) Drop: Wilkinson 80+1' |
Try: S. Jones 30' m Charvis 35' m M. Williams 71' c Con: Harris |
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 45,252 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland) |
- Semi final
16 November 2003
|
France | 7–24 | England |
---|---|---|
Try: Betsen 10' c Con: Michalak |
Pen: Wilkinson (5) Drop: Wilkinson (3) 9', 38', 58' |
- Final
22 November 2003
|
Australia | 17–20 (a.e.t.) | England |
---|---|---|
Try: Tuqiri 6' m Pen: Flatley (4) |
Report | Try: Robinson 38' m Pen: Wilkinson (4) Drop: Wilkinson 100' |
2007 France[]
- Group matches
8 September 2007
18:00 |
England | 28–10 | United States |
---|---|---|
Tries: Robinson 35' m Barkley 40+' c Rees 49' c Con: Barkley (2/3) Pen: Barkley (3/3) 7', 22', 31' |
Report | Tries: Moeakiola 74' c Con: Hercus (1/1) Pen: Hercus (1/1) 9' |
14 September 2007
21:00 |
England | 0–36 | South Africa |
---|---|---|
Report | Tries: Smith 6' c Pietersen (2) 38' c, 64' c Con: Montgomery (3/3) Pen: Steyn (1/1) 11' Montgomery (4/4) 36', 46', 55', 79' |
22 September 2007
16:00 |
England | 44–22 | Samoa |
---|---|---|
Tries: Corry (2) 2' c, 76' c Sackey (2) 32' c, 80+' m Con: Wilkinson (3/4) Pen: Wilkinson (4/6) 15', 22', 33', 72' Drop: Wilkinson (2/3) 6', 69' |
Report | Try: Polu 47' c Con: Crichton (1/1) Pen: Crichton (5/5) 9', 12', 38', 40+, 42' |
Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes
Attendance: 37,022 Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland) |
28 September 2007
21:00 |
England | 36–20 | Tonga |
---|---|---|
Tries: Sackey (2) 20' m, 38' m Tait 57' c Farrell 66' c Con: Wilkinson (2/4) Pen: Wilkinson (2/3) 14', 36' Drop: Wilkinson (2/2) 32', 72' |
Report | Tries: Hufanga 17' c Pole 80' c Con: Hola (2/2) Pen: Hola (2/2) 11', 55' |
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 45,085 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland) |
Pld | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | +/− | BP | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
South Africa | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 189 | 47 | +142 | 3 | 19 |
England | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 108 | 88 | +20 | 2 | 14 |
Tonga | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 89 | 96 | −7 | 1 | 9 |
Samoa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 69 | 143 | −74 | 1 | 5 |
United States | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 61 | 142 | −81 | 1 | 1 |
- Quarter final
6 October 2007
15:00 |
Australia | 10–12 | England |
---|---|---|
Try: Tuqiri 33' c Con: Mortlock (1/1) Pen: Mortlock (1/4) 6' |
Report | Pen: Wilkinson (4/7) 22', 25', 51', 59' |
- Semi final
13 October 2007
21:00 |
England | 14–9 | France |
---|---|---|
Try: Lewsey 2' m Pen: Wilkinson (2/3) 47', 75' Drop: Wilkinson (1/4) 78' |
Report | Pen: Beauxis (3/3) 8', 18', 44' |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 80,283 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) |
- Final
20 October 2007
21:00 |
England | 6–15 | South Africa |
---|---|---|
Pen: Wilkinson (2/2) 13', 44' |
Report | Pen: Montgomery (4/4) 7', 16', 40', 51' Steyn (1/2) 62' |
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 80,430 Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland) |
2011 New Zealand[]
- Group matches
10 September 2011
20:30 |
Argentina | 9–13 | England |
---|---|---|
Pen: Contepomi (1/2) 7' Rodríguez (2/7) 20', 45' |
Report[1] | Try: Youngs 67' c Con: Wilkinson (1/1) Pen: Wilkinson (2/7) 12', 75' |
18 September 2011
18:00 |
England | 41–10 | Georgia |
---|---|---|
Try: Hape (2) 4' c, 21' c Armitage 47' m Tuilagi 62' c Ashton (2) 65' c, 80' m Con: Flood (4/6) Pen: Flood (1/1) 35' |
Report[2] | Try: Basilaia 40' c Con: Kvirikashvili (1/1) Pen: Kvirikashvili (1/6) 27' |
Otago Stadium, Dunedin
Attendance: 20,117 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) |
24 September 2011
18:00 |
England | 67–3 | Romania |
---|---|---|
Try: Cueto (3) 15' m, 22' c, 26' m Ashton (3) 32' c, 35' c, 70' c Youngs 41' m Foden 49' c Tuilagi 61' c Croft 67' c Con: Wilkinson (3/5) Flood (4/5) Pen: Wilkinson (1/1) 2' |
Report[3] | Pen: Dumbravă (1/5) 38' |
Otago Stadium, Dunedin
Attendance: 25,687 Referee: Romain Poite (France) |
1 October 2011
20:30 |
England | 16–12 | Scotland |
---|---|---|
Try: Ashton 78' c Con: Flood (1/1) Pen: Wilkinson (2/5) 34', 63' Drop: Wilkinson (1/2) 57' |
Report[4] | Pen: Paterson (2/2) 9', 55' Parks (1/1) 17' Drop: Parks (1/3) 40+' |
Pld | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | +/− | BP | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
England | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 137 | 34 | +103 | 2 | 18 |
Argentina | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 90 | 40 | +50 | 2 | 14 |
Scotland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 73 | 59 | +14 | 3 | 11 |
Georgia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 90 | −42 | 0 | 4 |
Romania | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 169 | −125 | 0 | 0 |
- Quarter final
England | 12–19 | France |
---|---|---|
Try: Foden 55' c Cueto 77' m Con: Wilkinson (1/1) |
Try: Clerc 22' m Médard 31' m Pen: Yachvili (2/3) 11', 16' Drop: Trinh-Duc (1/1) 73' |
2015 England[]
- Group matches
18 September 2015
20:00 |
England | 35–11 | Fiji |
---|---|---|
Try: Penalty try 13' c Brown (2) 22' m, 72' c B. Vunipola 80' c Con: Ford (1/2) 13' Farrell (2/2) 73', 80' Pen: Ford (2/3) 3', 34' Farrell (1/1) 68' |
Report | Try: Nadolo 30' m Pen: Nadolo (1/3) 37' Volavola (1/2) 64' |
26 September 2015
20:00 |
England | 25–28 | Wales |
---|---|---|
Try: May 27' c Con: Farrell (1/1) 29' Pen: Farrell (5/5) 12', 24', 44', 52', 69' Drop: Farrell 18' |
Report | Try: G. Davies 71' c Con: Biggar (1/1) 72' Pen: Biggar (7/7) 3', 16', 40', 48', 54', 59', 75' |
3 October 2015
20:00 |
England | 13–33 | Australia |
---|---|---|
Try: Watson 56' c Con: Farrell (1/1) 57' Pen: Farrell (2/2) 13', 65' |
Report | Try: Foley (2) 20' c, 35' c Giteau 80' c Con: Foley (3/3) 22', 36', 80' Pen: Foley (4/4) 8', 50', 72', 76' |
10 October 2015
20:00 |
England | 60–3 | Uruguay |
---|---|---|
Try: Watson (2) 7' c, 42' m Easter (3) 18' c, 23' c, 60' m Slade 54' m Nowell (3) 57' c, 70' m, 74' m Penalty try 80' c Con: Farrell (4/6) 8', 19', 25', 58' Ford (1/4) 80' |
Report | Pen: Berchesi (1/1) 2' |
Pld | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | +/− | BP | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Australia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 141 | 35 | +106 | 1 | 17 |
Wales | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 111 | 62 | +49 | 1 | 13 |
England | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 133 | 75 | +58 | 3 | 11 |
Fiji | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 84 | 101 | –17 | 1 | 5 |
Uruguay | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 226 | –196 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Japan[]
- Group matches
(1 BP) England | 35–3 | Tonga |
---|---|---|
Try: Tuilagi (2) 24' m, 31' c George 57' c Cowan-Dickie 77' c Con: Farrell (3/4) 33', 58', 78' Pen: Farrell (3/3) 11', 37', 43' |
Report | Pen: Takulua (1/2) 15' |
Sapporo Dome, Sapporo
Attendance: 35,923 Referee: Paul Williams (New Zealand) |
(1 BP) England | 45–7 | United States |
---|---|---|
Try: Ford 5' c Vunipola 24' c Cowan-Dickie 32' m Cokanasiga 47' m, 75' c McConnochie 57' c Ludlam 66' c Con: Ford (5/7) 7', 25', 59', 68', 76' |
Report | Try: Campbell 81' c Con: MacGinty (1/1) 82' |
Kobe Misaki Stadium, Kobe
Attendance: 27,194 Referee: Nic Berry (Australia) |
(1 BP) England | 39–10 | Argentina |
---|---|---|
Try: May 9' m Daly 35' m Youngs 40'+1 m Ford 45' c Nowell 74' c Cowan-Dickie 80' c Con: Farrell (3/6) 47', 76', 80+1' Pen: Farrell (1/1) 54' |
Report | Try: Moroni 71' c Con: Boffelli (1/1) 72' Pen: Urdapilleta (1/1) 7' |
England | 0–0 (Cancelled) |
France |
---|---|---|
Notes:
- As a result of inclement weather caused by Typhoon Hagibis this match was cancelled and awarded as a 0–0 draw.[5]
Pld | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | +/− | BP | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
England | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 119 | 20 | +99 | 3 | 17 |
France | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 79 | 51 | +28 | 1 | 15 |
Argentina | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 106 | 91 | +15 | 3 | 11 |
Tonga | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 67 | 105 | −38 | 2 | 6 |
United States | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 52 | 156 | −104 | 0 | 0 |
- Quarter-final
England | 40–16 | Australia |
---|---|---|
Try: May (2) 18' c, 21' c Sinckler 46' c Watson 76' c Con: Farrell (4/4) 19', 23', 47', 77' Pen: Farrell (4/4) 30', 51', 66', 73' |
Report | Try: Koroibete 43' c Con: Lealiifano (1/1) 44' Pen: Lealiifano (3/3) 12', 26', 41' |
- Semi-final
England | 19–7 | New Zealand |
---|---|---|
Try: Tuilagi 2' c Con: Farrell (1/1) 3' Pen: Ford (4/5) 40', 50', 63', 69' |
Report | Try: Savea 57' c Con: Mo'unga (1/1) 58' |
- Final
England | 12–32 | South Africa |
---|---|---|
Pen: Farrell (4/5) 23', 35', 52', 60' |
Report | Try: Mapimpi 66' c Kolbe 74' c Con: Pollard (2/2) 67', 75' Pen: Pollard (6/8) 10', 26', 39', 43', 46', 58' |
Overall record[]
Against | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | % Won |
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Argentina | |||||||
Australia | |||||||
Fiji | |||||||
France | |||||||
Georgia | |||||||
Italy | |||||||
Japan | |||||||
New Zealand | |||||||
Romania | |||||||
Samoa | |||||||
Scotland | |||||||
South Africa | |||||||
Tonga | |||||||
United States | |||||||
Uruguay | |||||||
Wales | |||||||
Total | 51 | 36 | 1 | 14 | 1569 | 783 |
References[]
- ^ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ worldrugby.org. "World Rugby". www.worldrugby.org. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Typhoon Hagibis impact on Rugby World Cup 2019 matches". Rugby World Cup. 10 October 2019. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- Davies, Gerald (2004) The History of the Rugby World Cup, Sanctuary Publishing Ltd, (ISBN 1-86074-602-0)
- Farr-Jones, Nick, (2003). Story of the Rugby World Cup, Australian Post Corporation, (ISBN 0-642-36811-2)
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