The Springboks have made South Africans proud in 2013, with 10 wins from 12 Tests, the only blight on their record 2 losses against the world’s No 1 side, the All Blacks from New Zealand. South Africa beat France on the weekend by 19 / 10 at Stade de France in Paris, capping off an undefeated tour.
But let’s put those 2 losses into some perspective… in New Zealand the Springboks were on the wrong side of poor reffereeing by Romain Poite, the French referee in charge of that match, resulting in the fact that the Springboks had to play 48 minutes without Bismarck du Plessis. In those circumstances, the Springboks were still highly competative and probably the most pleasing part was that the Springbok forwards dominated large parts of the game. The Springboks lost that one though, as the slow All Black poison came through for the home side in the end.
In South Africa it was do or die for the Springboks… go out and score 4 tries against the All Blacks and win by more than 7 was the challenge in The Rugby Championship, a tall order indeed! The Springboks managed their 4 tries but once again the slow poison of New Zealand worked in their fafour and they came back from behind in the last quarter to score their fourth and ultimately their fifth try, to also beat the Springboks.
So, well done to the All Blacks… and while we’re at it, well done on an All Black season of 14 wins from 14 Tests, what an enviable record, New Zealand certainly deserve the No 1 world crown at this juncture in time!
The positive side of the coin however for the Springboks is that South Africans, and the world in general, now realistically give the Springboks a chance against the All Blacks in every Test match, even away from home. Having looked at results on the End Of Year Tours by both the Springboks and All Blacks, it can also be argued that the Springboks had a slightly better tour north compared to the All Blacks, specially with the All Blacks only managing a last gasp win against Ireland with a try long after the hooter had sounded for full time on Sunday night. The Springboks also only conceded 1 solitary and fortunate try on the whole of the tour up north, whilst the All Blacks conceded far more.
Looking to the future of Springbok rugby, Heyneke Meyer said after the weekend’s Test against France that Jean de villiers will stay Springbok captain in 2014 and the total message out of the Springbok camp is that the Springboks will now aspire to the No 1 ranking spot in world rugby, from 2014 and thereafter.
That certainly implies that Heyneke Meyer wants to and needs to beat the All Blacks… but it does not stop there, seeing as the Springboks want to go to No 1, notwithstanding how or what the All Blacks do.
The Springboks certainly have improved their chances in 2013 to aspire to a World Cup win in 2015, in fact they are fast becomming joint favourites with the All Blacks in the race to this title.
Season ended on a high:
SA Rugby reports that the Springboks’ first victory over France in France in 16 years has capped off a season of marked improvement for Heyneke Meyer (coach), Jean de Villiers (captain) and their team.
The 19-10 win over France at the Stade de France in Paris on Saturday evening, was the Springboks’ 10th out of 12 Tests this year, making the 2013 seasons statistically their most successful since 1998.
Including November 2012’s victories over Ireland, Scotland and England, the Boks have won 13 of their last 15 Tests.
With a winning percentage of 83.33%, the 2013 season will rank with those of 1995, when the Boks won all their games and the Rugby World Cup on home soil, 1998 (11 from 12 for 91.76%) and 2007 (14 from 17 for 82.35%) as the best since South Africa’s readmission in 1992.
The 47 tries the Boks scored in 2013 is also the most in a single season since 2007, when they scored 81 in 17 Tests. Since readmission in 1992, South Africa only got more tries in a season in 2007, 1999 (52 in 13 Tests) and 1997 (74 in 13 Tests). In 1998, they also scored 47.
Furthermore, the Springboks are the only side not to have lost a Test in the November Internationals since the last Rugby World Cup, with six wins in as many matches.
“We’ve had a good year and I’m really happy with the progress we’ve made as a team and in our results in 2013,” said Meyer.
“To finish the season with three good wins in Cardiff, Edinburgh and Paris is special, but we realise we are far from where we want to be and will keep on working hard to achieve the goals we’ve set for ourselves.
“The players deserve a lot of the credit though. Not only for the way they’ve played this season, but also for being the most humble group of men I’ve worked with, who put in massive amounts of hard work on the training field and for being a team South Africa can be proud of.
“We also enjoyed tremendous backing in South Africa as well as abroad and we’d like to thank our supporters for standing behind the team – it really means a lot to all of us.”
Springbok milestones in 2013:
- Their 73-13 win over Argentina at the FNB Stadium in Soweto was the biggest overall win in the history of the Castle Lager Rugby Championship / Tri-Nations.
- The nine tries they scored against Los Pumas was the most ever in a Rugby Championship match.
- The Springboks won their first-ever Test over Australia at Suncorp Stadium when they beat the Wallabies by 38-12. It was also their first win in Brisbane since 1971 and the first time since 2001’s 20-15 win in Pretoria that they managed to keep the Australians try-less.
- The 24-15 win over Wales in Cardiff was only second time since 1994 that the Welsh could not score a try against the Springboks. The other time was in 2008.
- South Africa’s 28-0 win at Murrayfield in Edinburgh was the first time since 1951 that Scotland could not score a point against the Springboks.
- The Springboks recorded their first victory over France in France since 1997.
Jean de Villiers will still be captain:
Sport24 reports that Heyneke Meyer said he is wary of making any long-term promises but has seen enough from De Villiers this year to be confident that he could do the job again next year.
De Villiers is contracted by SARU up to and including the 2015 Rugby World Cup. However, this does not guarantee that he will still be captain by then.
Meanwhile, Meyer also confirmed that lock Eben Etzebeth sustained an ankle injury against the French.
The WP lock limped off early in the first half and was replaced by Bakkies Botha. Etzebeth is on crutches and while there will be further assessment of the injury, he will not play for the Barbarians against Fiji next week.
Next Mission – World No 1:
Sport24 also reports that Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer says they must hold a national brainstorming session to figure out a way to beat the All Blacks.
South Africa ended 2013 with 10 wins out of 12 following a 19-10 victory over France in Paris on Saturday night.
However, their two losses this year came against the world No 1 team who Meyer is yet to beat since he took charge of the Boks in 2012.
“There must be an overall strategy put in place to make South Africa the best. I can’t do it on my own,” Meyer said.
“We’ll have to hold a big planning camp to decide what it will take to get South Africa to the next level.
“For example, every coach in New Zealand would be able to tell you exactly what areas they need to work on.”
Meyer believes tactical kicking and conditioning are the two areas the Boks need to work the hardest on.
“New Zealand came together in 2009 after the All Blacks lost three times to the Springboks. They came to the conclusion that they could only beat us with better tactical kicking. They then recruited Mick Byrne as kicking coach.
“If you look at the game at Ellis Park (earlier this year), they kicked 42 times and we 21 times. We broke the line 19 times and scored four tries. They broke through seven times and scored five tries.
“The big thing however is that they can beat you with clever tactical kicking. You can’t beat them by running with the ball, because they are fitter (due to better conditioning) and you can’t floor them with kicking. If we don’t work on our conditioning then we’ll struggle to beat the All Blacks.”
Meyer also said South Africa must try find a uniform style of play for all teams, from junior levels right up to the seniors.
“For example, the under-20 team must have the same playing style as the Boks. If Pieter-Steph du Toit was schooled in the same way in the lineouts, the he would have been able to slot in seamlessly with us,” said Meyer.
Springbok depth:
SuperSport reports that Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer ended the tour of Wales, Scotland and France happy with the depth he has in most positions building up to the World Cup in England in 2015, but he says he is still worried about what is available at No 5 lock.
Flip van der Merwe has adjusted to the role brilliantly in the past few months, and many critics believed that Meyer erred in not selecting Sharks youngster Pieter-Steph du Toit as a starter in one of the tests on this tour. However, Meyer’s reluctance to throw the youngster in at the deep end may have been vindicated when he lost some crucial lineouts against the throw in the closing stages of the 19-10 win over France at Stade de France at the weekend.
Not that Du Toit’s ability to do the job is what Meyer is concerned about and preventing him from selecting the recent age-group star into the starting team now.
“The No 5 lock runs the lineout and I don’t think people who are not involved realise what that entails and what a huge challenge it would be for a youngster like Pieter-Steph,” said Meyer during the tour wash-up with South African journalists in Paris on Sunday.
“I will give you an example that I hope you can carry across to your readers in a positive way. In the build-up to one of the games on this tour, Bakkies (Botha) and Pieter-Steph were training together in the same lineout formation, and because he was the middle of the lineout jumper, Pieter-Steph was leading the lineout.
“On one occasion Bakkies wasn’t the right spacing, and I saw Pieter-Steph go up to him and ask him very politely and respectfully if he would move. Because he is so much younger and less experienced than Bakkies, Pieter-Steph has a natural respect and even awe of someone like Bakkies. But what we need from the guy running the lineout is someone who will be forceful and take charge.”
Meyer is confident that Du Toit will be up to speed this time next year though.
“I have always said I have a plan with Pieter-Steph and you will see it come through next year. He will be bled into the system. By this time next year hopefully he will have several tests under his belt and he will be ready for the role I envisage for him. This time last year Eben Etzebeth had hardly played any tests, and look at him now. He is regarded as experienced and is up for the IRB Player of the Year award.”
Meyer says he rates Du Toit but believes that the Boks will need back-up in the most important position in the lineout. Juandre Kruger is out of favour while Andries Bekker, though probably available again in the World Cup year, is ruled out of playing international rugby for the time being by Japanese club commitments.
Meyer’s headache may be eased slightly if the Bulls play Van der Merwe at No 5 in next year’s Super Rugby, but there will be those who will see his words as an indication that he still might be looking for a way to pave the way for a Victor Matfield return.
Whatever the reality, he doesn’t have many problems in most other areas, and he has professed himself particularly happy with the way a potential weakness at tighthead has resolved itself on this tour.
“I was worried when Jannie du Plessis wasn’t available to tour because I wasn’t sure we had the back-up. But Frans Malherbe was thrown in at the deep end and as a youngster, I was really pleased with the way he played. I really think he is a big player for the future. And Coenie Oosthuizen was given his chance against France, and he took it with both hands. I was happy with his performance,” said Meyer.
“So suddenly we have three good players at tighthead. I am satisfied now that we are well covered there,” he added.
Patrick Lambie played well against Scotland when he got his chance at flyhalf against Scotland, and with Johan Goosen due to play again next year, the Boks look well covered in the all-important pivot position too, while Lambie looks set to continue to also cover fullback, where Willie le Roux has now established himself as the No 1.
“I don’t think people realise how much we have had to work with Pat. He was lining up way too deep when he first came to us, and we have had to get him to play closer to the gainline. He is starting to do that now and I have been really happy with his progress. Johan (Goosen) wasn’t able to play on this tour but I want to have him ready for the incoming tours next year and what he has picked up on this trip will hold him in good stead for that.
“As for Willie, I have already said that I have been astounded at how well he has responded to the coaching he has been given. When he first came to us he had no kicking game. But he worked on it and has now become a great tactical kicker and a good tactical fullback. I have a lot of faith in him now.
“We played him on the right wing in the home leg of the Rugby Championship, but fullback is his position. He struggles with his defensive game on the wing and missed three key tackles that may have cost us the game against the All Blacks. I am happier with him at fullback.”
Meyer never made mention of it, but that does though leave a potential problem at wing, where JP Pietersen’s strong showing since his rusty return in Cardiff has seen him re-establish himself as the only real option at No 14, with Bryan Habana also having no challengers at left wing.
Gio Aplon travelled on this tour ostensibly as a wing back-up more than a fullback reserve, but was never used because there were no injuries, and with the exception of perhaps Lwazi Mvovo, there aren’t many strong candidates back home.
Fourie du Preez’s return to the fold has partially solved the problem, but Meyer is also concerned about scrumhalf.
“I need a strong locally based scrumhalf to come through to add to the depth there but so far that isn’t really happening. I will be monitoring the progress of the youngsters closely during the coming Super Rugby season,” said the coach.
Niks nuuts in die sportwëreld die naweek nie. AB hou aan wen as hul eintlik moet verloor, en die Proteas is weer aan die verloor en die choke terwyl hul eintlik moes wen, hehe.
Baie geluk aan HM met ‘n baie goeie seisoen, dit sou ‘n skitterende seisoen gewees het, as ons die AB’s ten minste op Ellispark kon klop.
Maar om 10 uit 12 te wen, en slegs te verloor teen seker een van die beste AB spanne ooit, is sekerlik nie ‘n skande nie.
Beide die AB en Bokke se seisoen is bepaal deur ‘n patetiese skeidsregter besluit hierdie jaar. ‘n Mens kan maar net spekuleer wat sou gebeur het as Bismark nie daardie geelkaart en toe later die rooikaart gekry het nie. Die minste wat dalk kon gebeur het, is dat die AB sonder bonuspunt sou gewen het, en ons met 1 bonuspunt vir minder as 7 verloor. Dit sou beteken het dat ons op Ellispark net moes gewen het, en nie al wat bal hoef te gehardloop het nie. Ons sou dalk die 4nasies beker gewen het, en die AB sou nou nie 14 wenne agter mekaar gehad het nie, en so kan mens aangaan.
Maar as is verbrande hout, die AB is definitief die beste span tans, maar die Bokke is oppad na bo, met die AB wat so nou en dan begin omkyk en wonder.
Gaan interessant wees om te sien hoe HM die ervare en jonger spelers gaan meng en gebruik volgende jaar. Ek hoor Juan Smith speel sulke goeie rugby vir Toulon, Schalk Burger kan net beter word, en Vic oefen al weer. Sommiges wat nie veel van rugby weet nie, lag dit af en word kwaad, maar onthou – jy kan nooit maar nooit ervaring koop nie, ons het ‘n goeie balans tussen jeug en ervaring nodig om die WB te wen en nr.1 in die wêreld te word.
Volgende jaar sal ons net eenvoudig die AB moet klop, om net daardie bietjie twyfel by hulle te plant.
Goed uitrus Bokke, sterkte vir volgende jaar.
Al verskil tussen die all blacks se ou toppies en ons sn is dat ons sin almal basies uitgerus is maar makou reed carter mealamu nonu smith ens speel al wat n toets is,en al wen hulle begin die krake wys.hanson ploeg met henry se kallers en van daai kallers is al meer as 10 jaar aan die ploeg
The simple answer to being no 1 is to be better than NZ.
That means SA has to be fitter, has to have a higher work rate, has to kick better, has to make better decisions on the field. HM has to have regular consultations with the age group coaches, telling them how he wants their teams to play. He has to negotiate with the SR coaches to get them to play his players in the positions he wants them to play.
He also needs identify areas of weaknesses each player or potential player has, and work with the provincial coaches to correct those areas. For example, we know that Elton Jantjies is great attacking player, but that his tactical kicking is not always the best, so HM should be talking to JA to correct that area, instead of having to fix it up at the various training camps. So then we will have a situation where the no 4 choice has improved his game for the benefit of his franchise and for the Bokke.
This will need more than just 2 years to implement, its a long term plan that SA Rugby needs to implement. But I’m not HM, so I can make great plans and not worry about the logistics and politics.
In most positions our players are equal to the AB’s. In some positions we have better players, while in some they have better players. Where NZ have the advantage, the muscle each player has between his ears has been better developed than our players.
This was nearly the biggest shock ever
IRE 22 – 24 NZ
New Zealand won by 2
Aviva Stadium
Predictability
Boringly predictable
99.13% of brus picked
the outcome
18 brus picked the exact margin
Writing this article, I could have added so much more…
Getting to the nitty gritty, Heyneke Meyer is quite right, he has to get more cohesive attitudes and similar game approaches from the SA Super Rugby Franchises as well as the Bokke Junior sides and a South African pattern has to be developed shared by the South African Super Rugby franchises, the Bokke and SA Junior sides.
I do not forsee a problem in getting the SA Junior sides to prepare and play a similar syle game as the Bokke.
For that matter I see good corporation between Heyneke Meyer and Frans Ludeke at the Bulls, as well as from Toetie (Stormers), Naka (Cheetahs) & Ackermann (Lions). The turd in the proverbial drinking water appears to be the Sharks… and understand me clearly I’m not denigrating them – with John Smit as new CEO (having to prove his worth) and with Jake White (who does what only HE wants and what would satisfy his ego and ambitions (both at the Sharks and to follow Heyneke up as next Bok coach)!
In fact, I would not be surprised if White in some undertones delibrately places his and by implication the Sharks ambitions above that of the Springboks and the National cause.
Problem is, a hell of a lot of current Bokke players are at the Sharks…. Beast Mtawarira, Bismarck du Plessis, Jannie du Plessis, Lourens Adriaanse, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Willem Alberts, Marcell Coetzee, Patrick Lambie, Francois Steyn, JP Pietersen (who will play Super Rugby in 2014).
Will White give Pieter-Steph du Toit a good run at No 5? Where will Fransie Steyn play at the Sharks, at inside centre or at fullback? How much rotational game time will Lourens Adriaanse effectively get at tighthead. How will Willem Alberts’ & Marcell Coetzee’s roles change at the Sharks compared to at the Bokke? What type of FLYHALF play and tactical play will Lambie be instructed to play?
I can much easier see the Bulls give Flip an extended run at No 5, if Heyneke asks for it. I can also see Francois Hougaard & Piet van Zyl implimenting certain styles Heyneke would want… same with Jan Serfontein & Arno Botha.
I see a slight problem at the Cheetahs as far as Willie le Roux is concerned… will he play right wing or will he be kept at fullback where Heyneke wants him? I could however see Johan Goosen being managed and gently pushed in the directions Heyneke would like him to develop, hell I could even see Coenie die Boef given more time at tighthead and for Trevor Nyakane to be deployed on both sides of the scrums too. Adriaan Strauss’ hooker play at the cheetahs fully already suits the Bokke. I could see Lood de Jager growing at No 5 lock, Francois Venter being implimented correctly…
At the Stormers there is already a lot of impetus and great attention to defence… I could see Eben Etzebeth continuing in full force there, so too Frans Malherbe, Siya Kolisi, Duane Vermeulen, Jean de Villiers, Damian de Allende, Juan de Jongh & Gio Aplon… even Demetri Catrakilis & Louis Schreuder.
At the Lions I can see Marnitz Boshoff improving more, Franco van der Merwe being applied correctly and players like Andries Coetzee, Anthony Volmink and a few others step up a bit in 2014.
Well done to the Springboks on the season, next year lets step it up and try be the unbeaten ones.
How long will it take SARU to also realize that there has to be some form of better co-operation between the Super Rugby sides and the Bokke coach and to do something very pro-active about it?
One can argue that the Springboks (and SA Super Rugby sides) are performing well, not because of SARU, but rather despite SARU’s actions!
@ grootblousmile:
How long is a piece of string? The Bokke are doing well in spite of SARU, not because of SARU. Until the tail stops wagging the dog at voting time at SARU, we will never see a cohesive policy regarding the Springboks
grootblousmile wrote:
Do you see this as our way to reach no 1 spot in the world, GBS.
I simply canot buy it.
You cant defend a score of 20 or less against the All Blacks. We need to score 28 – 35 points and prevent them from passing that. No ways will i believe their skills will disappear under defense.
Both France and Ireland gave them their best shots , but both had never left them so far behind that they could not catch up. I am asking a question before i completed your article, but no negativity is intended with my question.
The most important thing we must learn is to be precise with ball in hand. We left far to many tries on the floor or whatever.
Maybe Sherrel Calder or somebody like her can teach us a lot with the current positive vibes in the squad
11 @ superBul:
No, I do not see defence alone as reaching No 1 spot, but we have already truly seen a lot of progression at the Springboks on attack under Heyneke Meyer… with a number of Stormers / WP players in the ranks of the Springboks.
I do however value a very solid defensive stance!
Players like Duane Vermeulen, Siya Kolisi, Eben Etzebeth & Jean de Villiers offers a hell of a lot these days on attack, whilst their defence has not gone to pot in the process.
8 Tries scored to 1 unfortunate (Flip / Ruan) slip-up conceded, is the tally for the End Of Year Tours for the Springboks.
10 @ Lion4ever:
I agree that the whole structure of SARU, including the inherent and overbearing strenght of the General Council, individual empire building and personalty weaknesses of key SARU personnel, is a hell of a stumbling block to rugby in SA.
The system is flawed, from management down to decision making ability. A very strong leader and leadership style is missing.
Compare the strong stances during the Craven and Louis Luyt eras compared to the weak-wristed approaches we see now. Imagine the deal Luyt would have brokered for SA Super Rugby in place of the current dispensation. Whilst Luyt might have been too autocratic and demanding at times, one could give him his dues for business leadership, both nationally and at the Lions in those years… fax machine working overtime and all.
One needs a charismatic and influential approach of a very strong man to make the SARU boat sail straight!
Does Oregan Hoskins or Jurie Roux (warts and all) exhibit these qualities? My opinion is no, by no means and not by a long shot. Do any of the Presidents of the Big SA Unions inspire me or appear to have these abilities… once again I have to say no.
Do the “Lessor” officers at SARU (from Legal Man to Super Rugby negotiators) exhibit this type of potential… no, not in the least.
How I wish guys like Morné du Plessis or Anton Rupert or chaps of similar ilk were heading up the SARU structures… both from a credibility and business perspective!
@ grootblousmile:
I have to agree with you, GBS. The days of Doc Craven and Louis Luyt are unfortunately over.
It was a great year for the Springboks and i am proud of what Heynecke Meyer did with the Team.
I am still angry with the French ref who robbed us off the truth. I would always wonder , what if. Dammit i get so hot under the collar thinking back.
But the reality is tries , tries , tries.
In the 4 tests we played against the All Blacks under HM we conceded 15 and scored 8 tries, point wise 75-40
3.75 – 2 tries,
6 of our 8 tries came this year. it shows their are potential here.
OK next year, i think we all know the main aim is to beat the AB,s
The first game will be in SA, so potentially the Japan based Boks will be available. And the same backline might be chosen(maybe FduP will be no 9)
Can they score 4 tries again and stop the AB,s from scoring 5?
16 @ superBul:
As a stats man, what are the total try stats for the Bokke in 2013 (all 12 games). Compare that to the total try stats for the All Blacks in 2013 (all 14 games).
Would be interesting to see how many tries the All Blacks scored and conceded in 2013 alone, compared to those same stats of the Bokke for the year… then factor it down to per game, seeing as the Springboks played 2 less Tests.
Bokke scored 47 tries in 2013 in 12 Tests… that is 3.916 tries per game
All Blacks scored 51 tries in 2013 in 14 Tests… that is 3.64 tries per game
47:19 Boks Tries for and against 3.92-1.58
51:19 AB Tries for and against 3.64-1.36
19 @ superBul:
See, the figures are starting to look very bloody similar… Bokke on their way up to the All Blacks level, it looks like to me!
All Blacks best 2 try games was 6-2 vs Aus and 8-0 vs Japan worst tries against 4 vs SA
Sppringboks best 2 , 8-2 Samoa and 9-0 Argentina worst 5 against All Blacks.
No doubt we are the team giving them the most worries, but they also bring their best game to us.
Now compare the nearest Bokke & All Blacks rivals (England & Wallabies) to the Bokke & All Blacks!
@ grootblousmile:
Just take that tries for and against between the Boks and the ABs and reverse it and there you have your dream come true. We can topple them. Hope the honors go to HM and not the guy who follow him. Like Frans Ludeke, did. He(HM) must do it or the ??? will mount.
Imagine Ludeke takes the S15 this year………..
The difference between the Bokke year and All Blacks year comes down to 1 result… had the Bokke won just 1 more, it would mean that the All Blacks had won 1 less… and that would have put them on equal footing.
The difference between the sides are marginal, from a statistical and all other perspetives.
The fact that the All Blacks come back well from behind to win and the fact that they play better when given a Card, is the only thing seperating the 2 sides… the motivation factor… something the Bokke are building in earnest.
Bokke resistence against being niggled and keeping their dicipline also needs attention!
Bokke moet net aanhou met waarmee hulle besig is.heyneke is op die regte pad.die grootste enkele probleem is kaarte,ons kan wragtag nie sewe kaarte in ses games bekostig nie
grootblousmile wrote:
“Pat Lambie is going to play at No 10, that’s it,” he said.
“He is not going to play anywhere else for the Sharks except at flyhalf.”
At least Jake made up his mind with Lambie
The coach planned to sit down with Lambie — who had also featured at both flyhalf and fullback during the ongoing year-end tour to Europe –and iron out any doubts the youngster might have in his mind.
“I’ll tell him where he’s going to play and then make sure I give him confidence and we’ll do everything we can do to make him the best in that position.
“Then, whatever the national coaches do, it’s up to them.
“But I know what role I’m going to give him and we’ll coach him and get him playing that role for the Sharks.”
It was difficult for anyone to assess their progress if they were being shifted around so much, he said.
“It’s impossible for you to improve yourself as a player if one week you’re playing 10 minutes as a fullback, the next week you’re starting as a flyhalf and then the next week you’re on the bench as a utility back.
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