Counties 2 Essex

Counties 2 Essex
Current season or competition:; 2024-25Counties 2 Essex
Sport	Rugby union
Instituted	2003; 22 years ago
Number of teams	9
Country	England
Most titles	Billericay, Campion, Dagenham, East London, Upminster, Wanstead (2 titles)
Website	englandrugby.com

Counties 2 Essex (formerly known as Essex/Canterbury Jack 1 for sponsorship reasons) is an English rugby union league at the ninth tier of the domestic competition and features teams from Essex and parts of north-east London. Promoted clubs tend to move up to Counties 1 Essex. Relegated clubs used to drop into Essex 2 but as that division has been abolished there is currently no relegation. The division was created in 2003 by Essex-based teams who left Eastern Counties 1 and Eastern Counties 2. Following the RFU's Adult Competition Review, from season 2022–23 it adopted its current name Counties 2 Essex.

Each year some of the clubs in this division also take part in the RFU Junior Vase - a level 9-12 national competition.

For the 2016–17 season the league was divided into two parallel divisions - Essex 1A and Essex 1B - divided on geographical lines with teams in Essex 1A typically based in the north and east of the county, while teams in Essex 1B are predominantly London based. Each division plays 14 home and away games from September until February. From February the top 4 teams from each division go into the Essex 1 Premiership and play for the title and promotion, while the bottom 4 sides from each group would play for the Essex 1 Shield. For the 2018–19 season Essex 1 would revert to being a single division of 11 teams.

Participating clubs 2024–25

The experiment of dividing the league was abandoned and North and South divisions reunited.

Departing were Burnham-on-Crouch and Basildon, both promoted to Counties 1 Essex. Barking (7th (South)) were relegated to the Essex RFU merit leagues.

Joining were Stanford-le-Hope, relegated from Counties 1 Essex.

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area	Previous season
Billericay	Willowbrook	1,000	Billericay, Essex	3rd (South)
Canvey Island	Tewkes Creek		Canvey Island, Essex	5th (South)
Clacton	Valley Road		Clacton-on-Sea, Essex	3rd (North)
Harwich & Dovercourt	Wick Lane		Harwich, Essex	2nd (North)
Kelvedon & Feering	Rye Mill Lane		Feering, Essex	4th (North)
Kings Cross Steelers	Memorial Park		Plaistow, London	4th (South)
Millwall	Millwall Park		Isle of Dogs, London	6th (South)
Old Brentwoods	Ashwell Road		Pilgrims Hatch, Brentwood, Essex	2nd (South)
South Woodham Ferrers	Saltcoats Playing Field		South Woodham Ferrers, Essex	7th (North)
Stanford-le-Hope	Stanford Recreation Ground		Stanford-le-Hope, Essex	Relegated from Counties 1 Essex
Witham	Witham Town Football & Social Club		Witham, Essex	6th (North)
Writtle Wanderers	Fox Burrows Lane		Writtle, Chelmsford, Essex	5th (North)

Billericay

Canvey Island

Clacton

Harwich & Dovercourt

Kelvedon & Feering

KXS

Millwall

Brentwoods

SW Ferrers

Stanford
-le-Hope

Witham

Writtle Wanderers

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Locations of the 2024-25 Counties 2 Essex teams

Participating clubs 2023–24

Ahead of the new season the decision was taken to split the league into parallel North and South divisions as had previously happened in 2016–17.

Departing were Maldon and Stanford-le-Hope, promoted to Counties 1 Essex.

Joining the North league were South Woodham Ferrers (relegated from Counties 1 Essex), Kelvedon & Feering, Witham and Burnham-on-Crouch.

North

Team	Ground	City/Area	Previous season
Burnham-on-Crouch	Dengie Hundred Sports Centre	Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex	Re-entry
Clacton	Valley Road	Clacton-on-Sea, Essex	4th
Harwich & Dovercourt	Wick Lane	Harwich, Essex	7th
Kelvedon & Feering	Rye Mill Lane	Feering, Essex	New entry
South Woodham Ferrers	Saltcoats Playing Field	South Woodham Ferrers, Essex	Relegated from Counties 1 Essex
Witham	Witham Town Football & Social Club	Witham, Essex	Re-entry
Writtle Wanderers	Fox Burrows Lane	Writtle, Chelmsford, Essex	11th

Burnham

Clacton

Harwich & Dovercourt

Kelvedon & Feering

SW Ferrers

Witham

Writtle Wanderers

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Locations of the 2023-24 Counties 2 Essex (North) teams

South

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area	Previous season
Barking	Goresbrook	1,000	Becontree, London	13th
Basildon	Gardiners Close		Basildon, Essex	8th
Billericay	Willowbrook	1,000	Billericay, Essex	5th
Canvey Island	Tewkes Creek		Canvey Island, Essex	10th
Kings Cross Steelers	Memorial Park		Plaistow, London	3rd
Millwall	Millwall Park		Isle of Dogs, London	6th
Old Brentwoods	Ashwell Road		Pilgrims Hatch, Brentwood, Essex	9th

Basildon

Barking

Canvey Island

Billericay

KXS

Millwall

Brentwoods

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Locations of the 2023-24 Counties 2 Essex (South) teams

Participating clubs 2022–23

This was the first season following the RFU Adult Competition Review^[1] with the league adopting its new name of Counties 2 Essex.

Returning were nine teams took part in Essex 1 in 2021–22: Barking, Basildon, Billericay, Clacton, Harwich & Dovercourt, Maldon, Millwall, Old Brentwoods and Writtle Wanderers. Bancroft (8th) did not return.

Joining were Canvey Island (12th) and Kings Cross Steelers (11th) relegated from London 3 Essex together with Pegasus Palmerians and Stanford le Hope who both re-joined the league.

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area	Previous season
Barking	Goresbrook	1,000	Becontree, London	10th
Basildon	Gardiners Close		Basildon, Essex	5th
Billericay	Willowbrook	1,000	Billericay, Essex	2nd
Canvey Island	Tewkes Creek		Canvey Island, Essex	Relegated from London 3 Essex (12th)
Clacton	Valley Road		Clacton-on-Sea, Essex	3rd
Harwich & Dovercourt	Wick Lane		Harwich, Essex	6th
Kings Cross Steelers	Memorial Park		Plaistow, London	Relegated from London 3 Essex (11th)
Maldon	Drapers Farm Playing Fields		Heybridge, Essex	1st
Millwall	Millwall Park		Isle of Dogs, London	7th
Old Brentwoods	Ashwell Road		Pilgrims Hatch, Brentwood, Essex	9th
Pegasus Palmerians	St Cleres School		Stanford-le-Hope, Essex	Re-entry
Stanford-le-Hope	Stanford Recreation Ground		Stanford-le-Hope, Essex	Re-entry
Writtle Wanderers	Fox Burrows Lane		Writtle, Chelmsford, Essex	4th

Basildon

Barking

Canvey Island

Clacton

Billericay

Harwich & Dovercourt

KXS

Maldon

Millwall

Brentwoods

Pegasus

Stanford
-le-Hope

Writtle Wanderers

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Locations of the 2022-23 Counties 2 Essex teams

Participating clubs 2021–22

The teams competing in 2021-22 achieved their places in the league based on performances in 2019–20, the 'previous season' column in the table below refers to that season not 2020–21.

Ilford Wanderers, who had been relegated from London 3 Essex in 11th place in season 2019–20, withdrew from the league in Autumn 2021 meaning it was completed with eleven teams.

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area	Previous season
Bancroft	Buckhurst Way		Buckhurst Hill, Essex	New Entry
Barking	Goresbrook	1,000	Becontree, London	Relegated from London 3 Essex (12th)
Basildon	Gardiners Close		Basildon, Essex	Relegated from London 3 Essex (10th)
Billericay	Willowbrook	1,000	Billericay, Essex	6th
Clacton	Valley Road		Clacton-on-Sea, Essex	5th
Harwich & Dovercourt	Wick Lane		Harwich, Essex	7th
Maldon	Drapers Farm Playing Fields		Heybridge, Essex	3rd
Millwall	Millwall Park		Isle of Dogs, London	4th
Old Brentwoods	Ashwell Road	500	Pilgrims Hatch, Brentwood, Essex	9th
Writtle Wanderers	Fox Burrows Lane		Writtle, Chelmsford, Essex	8th

Bancroft

Basildon

Barking

Clacton

Brentwoods

Billericay

Harwich & Dovercourt

Maldon

Millwall

Writtle Wanderers

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Locations of the 2021-22 Essex Canterbury Jack 1 teams

Season 2020–21

On 30 October the RFU announced ^[2] that a decision had been taken to cancel Adult Competitive Leagues (National League 1 and below) for the 2020/21 season meaning Essex 1 was not contested.

Participating clubs 2019–20

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area	Previous season
Billericay	Willowbrook	1,000	Billericay, Essex	6th
Canvey Island	Tewkes Creek		Canvey Island, Essex	Relegated from London 3 Essex (10th)
Clacton	Valley Road		Clacton-on-Sea, Essex	4th
Dagenham	Central Park		Dagenham, London	3rd
Harwich & Dovercourt	Wick Lane		Harwich, Essex	5th
Maldon	Drapers Farm Playing Fields		Heybridge, Essex	Relegated from London 3 Essex (11th)
Millwall	Millwall Park		Isle of Dogs, London	Relegated from London 3 Essex (12th)
Old Brentwoods	Ashwell Road	500	Pilgrims Hatch, Brentwood, Essex	8th
Writtle Wanderers	Fox Burrows Lane		Writtle, Chelmsford, Essex	7th

Canvey Island

Clacton

Dagenham

Brentwoods

Billericay

Harwich & Dovercourt

Maldon

Millwall

Writtle Wanderers

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Locations of the 2019-20 Essex Canterbury Jack 1 teams

Participating clubs 2018–19

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area	Previous season
Billericay	Willowbrook	1,000	Billericay, Essex	6th (Prem)
Clacton	Valley Road		Clacton-on-Sea, Essex	Relegated from London 3 Essex (8th)
Dagenham	Central Park		Dagenham, London	3rd (Shield)
Harwich & Dovercourt	Wick Lane		Harwich, Essex	1st (Shield)
Mavericks	Warley Playing Field		Warley, Brentwood, Essex	Relegated from London 3 Essex (10th)
Mersea Island	The Glebe		West Mersea, Mersey Island, Essex	4th (Prem)
Old Brentwoods	Ashwell Road	500	Pilgrims Hatch, Brentwood, Essex	7th (Prem)
Thames	Garron Lane		South Ockendon, Essex	N/A
Upminster	Hall Lane		Upminster, London	Relegated from London 3 Essex (9th)
Writtle Wanderers	Fox Burrows Lane		Writtle, Chelmsford, Essex	5th (Prem)

Locations of the 2018-19 Essex Canterbury Jack 1 teams

Participating clubs 2017–18

Essex Canterbury Jack League 1A

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area	Previous season
Billericay	Willowbrook	1,000	Billericay, Essex	8th (Prem)
Burnham-on-Crouch	Dengie Hundred Sports Centre		Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex	7th (Shield)
Harwich & Dovercourt	Wick Lane		Harwich, Essex	2nd (Shield)
Mersea Island	The Glebe		West Mersea, Mersey Island, Essex	Transferred from Eastern Counties 2 (South) (champions)
Stanford-le-Hope	Stanford Recreation Ground		Stanford-le-Hope, Essex	6th (Prem)
Witham	Witham Town Football & Social Club		Witham, Essex	8th (Shield)
Writtle Wanderers	Fox Burrows Lane		Writtle, Chelmsford, Essex	1st (Shield)

Locations of the 2017-18 Essex Canterbury Jack 1A teams

Essex Canterbury Jack League 1B

Team	Ground	Capacity	City/Area	Previous season
Bancroft	Buckhurst Way		Buckhurst Hill, Essex	3rd (Shield)
Dagenham	Central Park		Dagenham, London	5th (Shield)
Ilford Wanderers	Ilford Wanderers Sports Ground		Ilford, London	Transferred from London 3 North East (11th)
Kings Cross Steelers	Memorial Park	500	Plaistow, London	6th (Shield)
May & Baker	M&B Eastbrook Community Club		Dagenham, London	N/A
Old Brentwoods	Ashwell Road	500	Pilgrims Hatch, Brentwood, Essex	7th (Prem)
Pegasus Palmerians	St Cleres School		Stanford-le-Hope, Essex	4th (Shield)

Locations of the 2017-18 Essex Canterbury Jack 1B teams

Participating clubs 2016–17

Essex 1A

Bancroft
Billericay
Dagenham
Kings Cross Steelers
Millwall
Old Brentwoods (relegated from London 3 North East)
Pegasus Palmerians
Stanford Le Hope

Essex 1B

Braintree
Burnham-on-Crouch
Canvey Island
Clacton
Harwich & Dovercourt
Maldon
Writtle Wanderers
Witham

Participating clubs 2015–16

Bancroft
Billericay (relegated from London 3 North East)
Braintree
Canvey Island
Clacton (relegated from London 3 North East)
East London
Ilford Wanderers
Kings Cross Steelers
Maldon
Millwall
Pegasus Palmerians
Stanford Le Hope
Writtle Wanderers

Participating clubs 2014–15

Bancroft
Burnham-on-Crouch
Canvey Island (relegated from London 3 North East)
Dagenham
East London
Epping Upper Clapton
Ilford Wanderers
Maldon
May & Baker
Millwall
Pegasus Palmerians
Writtle Wanderers

Original teams

When Essex 1 was introduced in 2003 it contained the following teams:

Billericay - transferred from Eastern Counties 1 (7th)
Canvey Island - transferred from Eastern Counties 1 (9th)
East London - transferred from Eastern Counties 2 South (runners up)
Epping Upper Clapton - transferred from Eastern Counties 1 (8th)
Ilford Wanderers II - transferred from Eastern Counties 2 South (3rd)
Maldon - transferred from Eastern Counties 1 (3rd)
Stanford Le Hope - transferred from Eastern Counties 1 (10th)
Upminster - relegated from London 4 North East (9th)
Wanstead - transferred from Eastern Counties 1 (4th)
Westcliff - transferred from Eastern Counties 2 South (champions)

Essex 1 honours

Essex 1 (2004–2009)

The original Essex 1 was a tier 9 league with promotion up to London 4 North East and relegation down to Essex 2.

Essex 1

Season

No of Teams

Champions

Runners–up

Relegated Teams

2003–04^[3]

10

Westcliff

Wanstead

Canvey Island

2004–05^[4]

10

Wanstead

Upminster

Stanford Le Hope

2005–06^[5]

10

Upminster

Canvey Island

Thames

2006–07^[6]

10

Billericay

South Woodham Ferrers

Ilford Wanderers II^[a]

2007–08^[7]

10

Dagenham

Maldon

East London, Millwall

2008–09^[8]

10

Wanstead

Campion

Writtle Wanderers, Epping Upper Clapton

Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Essex 1 (2009–2017)

Essex 1 remained a tier 9 league despite national restructuring by the RFU. Promotion was to London 3 North East (formerly London 4 North East) and relegation was to Essex 2 until that division was disbanded at the end of the 2013–14 season.

Essex 1

Season

No of Teams

Champions

Runners–up

Relegated Teams

2009–10^[9]

10

Campion

Bancroft

Ilford Wanderers

2010–11^[10]

11

East London

Millwall

Dagenham, Thames, Brightlingsea

2011–12^[11]

10

Old Brentwoods

Maldon

Writtle Wanderers, Pegasus Palmerians

2012–13^[12]

10

Campion

Old Cooperians

Burnham-On-Crouch, Millwall

2013–14^[13]

9

Billericay

Clacton

No relegation^[b]

2014–15^[14]

11

May & Baker

Epping Upper Clapton

No relegation

2015–16^[15]

13

East London

Ilford Wanderers

No relegation

2016–17^[16]

16

Braintree

Canvey Island^[c]

No relegation

Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Essex 1 (2017–present)

The cancellation of London 3 North East and subsequent introduction of London 3 Essex ahead of the 2017–18 meant that Essex 1 remained a tier 9 league with promotion to this new division, and as it was the lowest division for clubs in Essex, there was no relegation.

Essex 1

Season

No of Teams

Champions

Runners–up

Relegated Teams

2017–18^[17]

16

Kings Cross Steelers

Ilford Wanderers

No relegation

2018–19^[18]

10

Upminster

Mavericks

No relegation

2019–20^[19]

9

Dagenham

Canvey Island

No relegation

2020–21

9

No relegation

2021-22^[20]

10

Maldon

Billericay

Green backgrounds are promotion places.

Promotion play-offs

From 2004 to 2016 there was a play-off between the runners-up of Eastern Counties 1 and Essex 1 for the third and final promotion place to London 3 North East. The team with the superior league record had home advantage in the tie. At the end of the 2015–16 season the Essex 1 teams had been the most successful with seven wins to the Eastern Counties 1 teams five; and the home team had won promotion on eight occasions compared to the away teams four. Since the introduction of London 3 Eastern Counties and London 3 Essex at the start of the 2017–18 season the playoff has been cancelled.^[21]

Eastern Counties 1 v Essex 1 promotion play-off results

Season

Home team

Score

Away team

Venue

Attendance

2004-05^[22]

Crusaders (EC)

41-24

Upminster (EX)

Beckhithe, Little Melton, Norfolk

2005–06^[23]

Canvey Island (EX)

31-18

Mersea Island (EC)

Tewkes Creek, Canvey Island, Essex

2006–07^[24]

Thurston (EC)

22-33

South Woodham Ferrers (EX)

Robinson Field, Thurston, Suffolk

2007–08^[25]

Maldon (EX)

15-20

West Norfolk (EC)

Drapers Farm Playing Fields, Heybridge, Essex

2008–09^[26]

Wisbech (EC)

38-14

Campion (EX)

Chapel Road, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire

2009–10^[27]

Bancroft (EX)

37-29

Stowmarket (EC)

Buckhurst Way, Buckhurst Hill, Essex

2010–11^[28]

Holt (EC)

HWO^[d]

Millwall (EX)

Bridge Road, Holt, Norfolk

2011–12^[29]

Wisbech (EC)

38-12

Maldon (EX)

Chapel Road, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire

2012–13^[30]

Ipswich Y.M. (EC)

20-27

Old Cooperians (EX)

The Street, Rushmere St Andrew, Ipswich, Suffolk

2013–14^[31]

Newmarket (EC)

17-18

Clacton (EX)

The NSDA Pavilion, Newmarket, Suffolk

2014–15^[32]

Epping Upper Clapton (EX)

36-22

Ely (EC)

Upland Road, Thornwood, Essex

400

2015–16^[33]

Ilford Wanderers (EX)

66-17

Wymondham (EC)

Ilford Wanderers Sports Ground, Barkingside, Greater London

Green background is the promoted team. EC = Eastern Counties 1 and EX = Essex Canterbury Jack (formerly Essex 1)

Number of league titles

Notes

^ Ilford Wanderers II were relegated despite finishing 7th as Ilford Wanderers 1st team was demoted to the league for the following season.
^ No relegation as Essex 2 cancelled at the end of the season.
^ Due to London 3 North East being split into London 3 Eastern Counties and London 3 Essex, five teams would be promoted this season instead of the usual 1 or 2, including Maldon, Clacton and Millwall.
^ Holt were promoted as Millwall did not manage to raise a team for the 2010-11 play-off game.

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[7] Ilford Wanderers II were relegated despite finishing 7th as Ilford Wanderers 1st team was demoted to the league for the following season.

[15] No relegation as Essex 2 cancelled at the end of the season.

[19] Due to London 3 North East being split into London 3 Eastern Counties and London 3 Essex, five teams would be promoted this season instead of the usual 1 or 2, including Maldon, Clacton and Millwall.

[32] Holt were promoted as Millwall did not manage to raise a team for the 2010-11 play-off game.

[1] "RFU announce new men's community structure". RFU. 13 June 2022.

[2] "RFU Cancels Adult Competitive Leagues for the 2020/21 Season". RFU. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.

[3] "2003-2004 London South-East Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 31 January 2015.

[4] "2004-2005 London South-East Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 31 January 2015.

[5] "2005-2006 London South-East Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 31 January 2015.

[6] "2006-2007 London South-East Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 31 January 2015.

[8] "2007-2008 London South-East Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 31 January 2015.

[9] "2008-2009 London South-East Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 31 January 2015.

[10] "2009-2010 London South-East Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 31 January 2015.

[11] "2010-2011 London South-East Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 31 January 2015.

[12] "2011-2012 London South-East Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 31 January 2015.

[13] "2012-2013 London South-East Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 31 January 2015.

[14] "2013-2014 London South-East Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 31 January 2015.

[16] "2014-2015 London South-East Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 3 May 2015.

[17] "2015-2016 London South-East Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 25 April 2016.

[18] "2016-2017 London South-East Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 22 April 2017.

[20] "2017-2018 London South-East Division". England Rugby. Retrieved 21 April 2018.

[21] "2018-2019 London & South-East Division". England Rugby. RFU. Retrieved 13 April 2019.

[22] "Men's London & South East Level 8 and below leagues 2019–20" (PDF). England Rugby. Retrieved 25 April 2020.

[23] "Essex 1 table 2021-2022". RFU. Retrieved 15 February 2023.

[24] "Wymondham v Wisbech EC1 - Sat 8th Apr". Wymondham RFC (Pitchero). 8 April 2017.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[25] "London & SE Division Play-Offs 2004-05". England Rugby. 30 April 2005.

[26] "London & SE Division Play-Offs 2005-06". England Rugby. 29 April 2006.

[27] "London & SE Division Play-Offs 2006-07". England Rugby. 28 April 2007.

[28] "London & SE Division Play-Offs 2007-08". England Rugby. 26 April 2008.

[29] "Rugby: Wisbech's fine win secures promotion". Peterborough Today. 27 April 2009.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[30] "London & SE Division Play-Offs 2009-10". England Rugby. 24 April 2009.

[31] "London & SE Division Play-Offs 2010-11". England Rugby. 30 April 2010.

[33] "Long delighted as Wisbech Rugby Club win promotion play-off in his final game as skipper". Eastern Daily Press. 27 April 2012. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2017.

[34] "OLD COOPERIANS PROMOTED to London North East 3". Old Cooperians RFC (Pitchero). 4 May 2013.

[35] "Newmarket stay down with a narrow defeat to Clacton". Newmarket Journal. 1 May 2014.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[36] "Epping v Ely 25.04.15". Epping Upper Clapton RFC (Pitchero). 25 April 2015.

[37] "Wanderers earn their place in London 3 NE". Ilford Wanderers RFC (Pitchero). 3 May 2016.

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Counties 2 Essex

Participating clubs 2024–25

Participating clubs 2023–24

North

South

Participating clubs 2022–23

Participating clubs 2021–22

Season 2020–21

Participating clubs 2019–20

Participating clubs 2018–19

Participating clubs 2017–18

Essex Canterbury Jack League 1A

Essex Canterbury Jack League 1B

Participating clubs 2016–17

Essex 1A

Essex 1B

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Promotion play-offs

Number of league titles

See also

Notes

References

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