2009 end-of-year rugby union internationals

The 2009 end of year rugby internationals, also known as the Autumn internationals in the Northern Hemisphere, saw Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Argentina, tour the northern hemisphere.

The headline event of the series was an attempted Grand Slam tour of the Home Nations by Australia. This year marked the 25th anniversary of the Wallabies' only previous Grand Slam tour, which saw the Wallabies sweep all four matches and saw David Campese, Mark Ella, Nick Farr-Jones, and Michael Lynagh achieve international prominence. Also, for the second consecutive year, a Bledisloe Cup match was contested by New Zealand and Australia outside of either country, this time in Tokyo. The final event of the series, the Barbarians' traditional Final Challenge, involved New Zealand, with the Barbarians winning over a mostly second-string All Blacks side.

For the first time since the inception of the IRB World Rankings in 2003, all of the top 20 teams in the rankings played matches in the November window. The only top-20 teams not playing in the November tours were Uruguay and the USA, which played a two-legged 2011 Rugby World Cup qualifying tie during November.^[1]

This year's series was also marked by more non-Test matches pitting Test teams with top-level clubs team than in recent years. Matches of this type are often called "midweek matches" because they are traditionally played at midweek, most often on Wednesday, although they can also be scheduled on a weekend when the touring team has no Test scheduled. Australia and South Africa both scheduled two such matches; the Wallabies won both of their matches comfortably, while the Springboks lost both of theirs.

Matches

Week 1

31 October 2009
17:38 JST (UTC+09)

Australia	19 – 32	New Zealand
Try: Hynes 34' c Con: Giteau (1/1) Pen: Giteau (4/5) 5', 11', 28', 71'	Report	Tries: Sivivatu 20' c Smith 45' c Con: Carter (2/2) Pen: Carter (6/6) 14', 31', 61', 68', 72', 77'

National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo
Attendance: 44,449
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)


Australia
FB	15	James O'Connor
RW	14	Peter Hynes
OC	13	Ryan Cross
IC	12	Adam Ashley-Cooper
LW	11	Digby Ioane
FH	10	Matt Giteau
SH	9	Will Genia
N8	8	Wycliff Palu	54'
OF	7	David Pocock
BF	6	Rocky Elsom (c)
RL	5	Mark Chisholm	49'
LL	4	James Horwill
TP	3	Ben Alexander
HK	2	Stephen Moore	49'
LP	1	Benn Robinson
Replacements:
HK	16	Tatafu Polota-Nau	49'
PR	17	Matt Dunning
LK	18	Dean Mumm	49'
N8	19	George Smith	54'
SH	20	Luke Burgess
FH	21	Drew Mitchell
CE	22	Quade Cooper
Coach:
Robbie Deans


New Zealand
FB	15	Mils Muliaina
RW	14	Cory Jane
OC	13	Conrad Smith
IC	12	Ma'a Nonu
LW	11	Sitiveni Sivivatu	32' to 42'
FH	10	Dan Carter	78'
SH	9	Jimmy Cowan
N8	8	Rodney So'oialo	53'
OF	7	Richie McCaw (c)
BF	6	Adam Thomson
RL	5	Tom Donnelly	64'
LL	4	Brad Thorn
TP	3	Neemia Tialata	46'
HK	2	Andrew Hore
LP	1	Tony Woodcock
Replacements:
HK	16	Corey Flynn
PR	17	John Afoa	46'
LK	18	Jason Eaton	64'
N8	19	Kieran Read	53'
SH	20	Brendon Leonard
FH	21	Stephen Donald	78'
CE	22	Tamati Ellison
Coach:
Graham Henry

Assistant referees:
Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Taizo Hirabayashi (Japan)
Television Match Official:
Akihisa Aso (Japan)

Week 2

3 November 2009
19:45 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Gloucester	5 – 36	Australia
Try: Burns 25' m Con: Spencer (0/1)	Report	Tries: Cross 14' c T. Smith 30' c Mitchell (2) 65' c, 75' c Cooper 78' m Con: Cooper (4/5) Pen: Cooper 3'

Kingsholm, Gloucester
Attendance: 16,500
Referee: Andrew Small (England)


	15	Freddie Burns
	14	Charlie Sharples
	13	Henry Trinder
	12	Tim Molenaar
	11	Tom Voyce
	10	Carlos Spencer
	9	Dave Lewis
	8	Dan Williams
	7	Akapusi Qera
	6	Jake Boer (c)
	5	Adam Eustace
	4	Will James
	3	Pierre Capdevielle
	2	Darren Dawidiuk
	1	Paul Doran-Jones
Substitutions:
	16	Ben Phillips
	17	Rupert Harden
	18	Dave Attwood
	19	Apolosi Satala
	20	Jordi Pasqualin
	21	Jonny May
	22	James Simpson-Daniel
Coach:
Bryan Redpath


	15	Kurtley Beale
	14	Lachlan Turner
	13	Ryan Cross
	12	Tyrone Smith
	11	Drew Mitchell
	10	Quade Cooper
	9	Luke Burgess
	8	Richard Brown
	7	Matt Hodgson
	6	Mitchell Chapman
	5	Dave Dennis
	4	Dean Mumm (c)
	3	Salesi Ma'afu
	2	Tatafu Polota-Nau
	1	Sekope Kepu
Substitutions:
	16	Pekahou Cowan
	17	Matt Dunning
	18	Mark Chisholm
	19	Wycliff Palu
	20	Richard Kingi
	21	Matt Toomua
	22	James O'Connor
Coach:
Robbie Deans

6 November 2009
19:30 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Leicester Tigers	22 – 17	South Africa
Try: González Amorosino 26' c Con: Youngs (1/1) Pen: Youngs (5) 9', 32', 39', 45', 58'	Report	Try: Nokwe 7' m Con: R. Pienaar (0/1) Pen: R. Pienaar (4) 5', 40', 65', 76'

Welford Road, Leicester
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)


	15	Scott Hamilton
	14	Lucas González Amorosino
	13	Andrew Forsyth
	12	Manu Tuilagi
	11	Johne Murphy
	10	Aaron Mauger (c)
	9	Ben Youngs
	8	Brett Deacon
	7	Ben Pienaar
	6	Geoff Parling
	5	Dan Hemingway
	4	Calum Green
	3	Martin Castrogiovanni
	2	Mefin Davies
	1	Boris Stankovich
Substitutions:
	16	George Chuter
	17	Dan Cole
	18	Tom Armes
	19	Craig Hammond
	20	James Grindal
	21	Greig Tonks
	22	Lote Tuqiri
Coach:
Richard Cockerill


	15	Earl Rose
	14	Odwa Ndungane
	13	Juan de Jongh
	12	Wynand Olivier
	11	Jongi Nokwe
	10	Ruan Pienaar
	9	Heini Adams
	8	Ashley Johnson
	7	Davon Raubenheimer
	6	Dewald Potgieter
	5	Andries Bekker
	4	Danie Rossouw
	3	Jannie du Plessis
	2	Chiliboy Ralepelle (c)
	1	Gurthrö Steenkamp
Substitutions:
	16	Bandise Maku
	17	Heinke van der Merwe
	18	Alistair Hargreaves
	19	Jean Deysel
	20	Francois Hougaard
	21	Meyer Bosman
	22	Riaan Viljoen
Coach:
Dick Muir

7 November 2009
14:30 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

England	9 – 18	Australia
Pen: Wilkinson (2/3) 8', 25' Drop: Wilkinson (1/2) 3'	Report	Try: Genia 21' m Ashley-Cooper 72' c Con: Giteau (1/2) Pen: Giteau (2/2) 45', 60'

Twickenham, London
Attendance: 80,020
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)


England
FB	15	Ugo Monye
RW	14	Mark Cueto
OC	13	Dan Hipkiss
IC	12	Shane Geraghty
LW	11	Matt Banahan
FH	10	Jonny Wilkinson
SH	9	Danny Care
N8	8	Jordan Crane
OF	7	Lewis Moody
BF	6	Tom Croft
RL	5	Steve Borthwick (c)
LL	4	Louis Deacon
TP	3	David Wilson
HK	2	Steve Thompson
LP	1	Tim Payne
Replacements:
HK	16	Dylan Hartley
PR	17	Duncan Bell
LK	18	Courtney Lawes
N8	19	James Haskell
SH	20	Paul Hodgson
FH	21	Andy Goode
CE	22	Ayoola Erinle
Coach:
Martin Johnson


Australia
FB	15	Adam Ashley-Cooper
RW	14	Peter Hynes
OC	13	Digby Ioane
IC	12	Quade Cooper
LW	11	Drew Mitchell
FH	10	Matt Giteau
SH	9	Will Genia
N8	8	Wycliff Palu
OF	7	George Smith
BF	6	Rocky Elsom (c)
RL	5	Mark Chisholm
LL	4	James Horwill
TP	3	Ben Alexander
HK	2	Stephen Moore
LP	1	Benn Robinson
Replacements:
HK	16	Tatafu Polota-Nau
PR	17	Matt Dunning
LK	18	Dean Mumm
FL	19	David Pocock
SH	20	Luke Burgess
CE	21	Ryan Cross
FB	22	James O'Connor
Coach:
Robbie Deans

7 November 2009
16:30 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Portugal	9 – 12	Namibia
	Report

Estádio Universitário, Lisbon
Referee: Chris White (England)

7 November 2009
17:15 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Wales	12 – 19	New Zealand
Pen: S. Jones (4) 17', 34', 66', 74'	Report	Try: Hore 56' c Con: Carter Pen: Carter (4) 11', 20', 42', 64'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,330
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)


Wales
FB	15	James Hook
RW	14	Leigh Halfpenny
OC	13	Tom Shanklin
IC	12	Jamie Roberts
LW	11	Shane Williams
FH	10	Stephen Jones
SH	9	Gareth Cooper	54'
N8	8	Ryan Jones (c)
BF	7	Martyn Williams
OF	6	Andy Powell	66'
RL	5	Luke Charteris	68'
LL	4	Alun Wyn Jones
TP	3	Paul James	60'
HK	2	Matthew Rees	60'
LP	1	Gethin Jenkins
Replacements:
HK	16	Huw Bennett	60'
PR	17	Duncan Jones	60'
LK	18	Bradley Davies	68'
FL	19	Dafydd Jones	66'
SH	20	Martin Roberts	54'
CE	21	Jonathan Davies
WG	22	Tom James
Coach:
Warren Gatland


New Zealand
FB	15	Mils Muliaina
RW	14	Cory Jane
OC	13	Conrad Smith
IC	12	Ma'a Nonu
LW	11	Zac Guildford
FH	10	Daniel Carter
SH	9	Brendon Leonard	49'
N8	8	Kieran Read	65'
OF	7	Richie McCaw (c)
BF	6	Jerome Kaino
RL	5	Jason Eaton	54'
LL	4	Brad Thorn
TP	3	Neemia Tialata
HK	2	Andrew Hore
LP	1	Wyatt Crockett	59'
Replacements:
HK	16	Corey Flynn
PR	17	Owen Franks	59'
LK	18	Tom Donnelly	54'
FL	19	Adam Thomson	65'
SH	20	Jimmy Cowan	49'
FH	21	Stephen Donald
WG	22	Ben Smith
Coach:
Graham Henry

Touch judges:
Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
Stuart Terheege (Wales)
Television match official:
Graham Hughes (England)

Week 3

13 November 2009
19:00 CET/GMT+01 (UTC+01)

Italy A	33 – 6	Romania
Tries: Buso 6' Derbyshire 49' Sepe 67' Quartaroli 80' Con: Bocchino (2/4) Pen: Bocchino 15' 19' 47'	Report	Pen: Vlaicu 3' 25'

Stadio Comunale Beltrametti, Piacenza
Referee: Romain Poite (France)

13 November 2009
19:00 IST/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Ireland A	48 – 19	Tonga
	Report

Ravenhill, Belfast
Attendance: 3,777
Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand)

13 November 2009
19:30 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Wales	17 – 13	Samoa
Try: Halfpenny 6' m Pen: Biggar (3) Halfpenny	Report	Try: Mapusua 62' c Con: Fili Pen: Fili (2)

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 58,907
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)

13 November 2009
20:45 CET/GMT+01 (UTC+01)

France	20 – 13	South Africa
Try: Clerc 31' m Con: Dupuy (0/1) Pen: Dupuy (4/7) 5', 40', 49', 61' Parra (1/1) 78' Drop: Dupuy (0/1)	Report	Try: Smit 29' c Con: Steyn (1/1) Pen: Steyn (1/2) 19' Drop: Steyn (1/1) 24'

Stadium Municipal, Toulouse
Attendance: 34,889
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)


France
FB	15	Damien Traille
RW	14	Vincent Clerc
OC	13	Yann David	56'
IC	12	Maxime Mermoz
LW	11	Cédric Heymans	76'
FH	10	François Trinh-Duc
SH	9	Julien Dupuy	66'
N8	8	Louis Picamoles
OF	7	Imanol Harinordoquy	57'
BF	6	Thierry Dusautoir (c)
RL	5	Romain Millo-Chluski
LL	4	Lionel Nallet	53'
TP	3	Nicolas Mas	49'
HK	2	William Servat	53'
LP	1	Fabien Barcella
Replacements:
HK	16	Dimitri Szarzewski	53'
PR	17	Sylvain Marconnet	49'
LK	18	Sébastien Chabal	53'
FL	19	Julien Bonnaire	57'
SH	20	Morgan Parra	66'
CE	21	David Marty	56'
WG	22	Maxime Médard	76'
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont


South Africa
FB	15	Zane Kirchner
RW	14	JP Pietersen
OC	13	Jaque Fourie
IC	12	Adi Jacobs	69'
LW	11	Bryan Habana
FH	10	Morné Steyn	40' to 50'
SH	9	Fourie du Preez
N8	8	Ryan Kankowski	68' to 78'
BF	7	Schalk Burger	47'
OF	6	Heinrich Brüssow
RL	5	Victor Matfield	19' to 30'
LL	4	Bakkies Botha	7' to 18'	70'
TP	3	John Smit (c)
HK	2	Bismarck du Plessis	70'
LP	1	Tendai Mtawarira	54'
Replacements:
HK	16	Adriaan Strauss	70'
PR	17	Wian du Preez
PR	18	CJ van der Linde	54'
LK	19	Andries Bekker	7'	18'	19'	30'	70'
FL	20	Danie Rossouw	47'
FH	21	Ruan Pienaar
CE	22	Wynand Olivier	69'
Coach:
Peter de Villiers

Ras Dumisani's controversial rendition of the South African national anthem before the game caused a minor diplomatic incident afterwards.^[2]

14 November 2009
16:15 MT (UTC+04)

Georgia	24 – 22	Argentina XV
	(Report)

Boris Paichadze National Stadium, Tbilisi
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)

14 November 2009
14:00 WAT (UTC+01)

Tunisia	13 – 18	Namibia
	(Report)

Stade El Menzah, Tunis
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)


Tunisia
FB	15	Sabeur Charrada
RW	14	Haithem Cheili
OC	13	Amor Hamdi
IC	12	Amor Mezgar
LW	11	Abbes Kherfani
FH	10	Lofti Bensellem
SH	9	Sabri Gmir
N8	8	Moured Souid
OF	7	Mohamed Ben Hmida
BF	6	Kaled Zegden
RL	5	Abdelmajid Zemzem
LL	4	Amara Dridi
TP	3	Akram Aouamri
HK	2	Aziz Kassar
LP	1	Hedi Souid (c)
Replacements:
	16	Noktar Guetari
	17	Sari Limevi
	18	Chahir Aouadi
	19	Amine Gharsallah
	20	Mohamed Ali Kochlef
	21	Aimen Gloulou
	22	Mohamed Garali


Namibia
FB	15	Chrysander Botha
RW	14	Bradley Langenhoven
OC	13	Piet van Zyl
IC	12	Tinus Venter
LW	11	Heini Bock
FH	10	Emile Wessels
SH	9	Jurie van Tonder
N8	8	Tinus du Plessis
BF	7	Jacques Nieuwenhuis
OF	6	Jacques Burger
RL	5	Nico Esterhuyse
LL	4	Wacca Kazombiaze
TP	3	Jané du Toit
HK	2	Hugo Horn
LP	1	Kees Lensing
Replacements:
	16	Shaun Esterhuizen
	17	Marius Visser
	18	Heinz Koll
	19	PJ van Lill
	20	Eugene Jantjies
	21	Robert Harridge
	22	David Philander

Namibia's first ever win on Tunisian soil^[3]

14 November 2009
15:00 CET/GMT+01 (UTC+01)

Italy	6 – 20	New Zealand
Pen: Craig Gower (2/3) 5', 66'	(Report)	Try: Corey Flynn 30' Con: Luke McAlister (0/1) Pen: Luke McAlister (5/8) 8', 15', 43', 50', 80'

San Siro, Milan
Attendance: 80,074
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)

14 November 2009
14:30 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

England	16 – 9	Argentina
Try: Banahan 71' c Con: Wilkinson (1/1) Pen: Wilkinson (2/5) 20', 39' Drop: Wilkinson (1/1) 6'	(Report)	Pen: Rodríguez (3/6) 13', 25', 37' Drop: Fernández (0/2)

Twickenham, London
Attendance: 78,743
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)


England
FB	15	Ugo Monye
RW	14	Mark Cueto
OC	13	Dan Hipkiss
IC	12	Shane Geraghty
LW	11	Matt Banahan
FH	10	Jonny Wilkinson	75'
SH	9	Paul Hodgson	75'
N8	8	James Haskell
OF	7	Lewis Moody
BF	6	Tom Croft	62'
RL	5	Steve Borthwick (c)
LL	4	Louis Deacon
TP	3	Duncan Bell
HK	2	Dylan Hartley	68'
LP	1	Tim Payne	63'
Replacements:
HK	16	Steve Thompson	68'
PR	17	Paul Doran-Jones	63'
LK	18	Courtney Lawes
FL	19	Joe Worsley	62'
SH	20	Danny Care	75'
FH	21	Andy Goode	75'
CE	22	Ayoola Erinle
Coach:
Martin Johnson


Argentina
FB	15	Horacio Agulla
RW	14	Lucas Borges
OC	13	Gonzalo Tiesi
IC	12	Martín Rodríguez
LW	11	Mauro Comuzzi
FH	10	Santiago Fernández
SH	9	Alfredo Lalanne	75'
N8	8	Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (c)
OF	7	Alejandro Abadie	33'
BF	6	Tomás Leonardi
RL	5	Patricio Albacete
LL	4	Esteban Lozada	55'
TP	3	Martín Scelzo	66'
HK	2	Mario Ledesma
LP	1	Rodrigo Roncero
Replacements:
HK	16	Alberto Vernet Basualdo
PR	17	Marcos Ayerza	66'
LK	18	Manuel Carizza	55'
FL	19	Alejandro Campos	33'
SH	20	Agustín Figuerola	75'
FH	21	Benjamín Urdapilleta
WG	22	Federico Martín Aramburú
Coach:
Santiago Phelan

14 November 2009
14:30 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Scotland	23 – 10	Fiji
Tries: Beattie 21' c Morrison 51' c Con: Godman (2/2) Pen: Godman (3/4) 14', 28', 34' Paterson (0/1)	Report	Try: Goneva 38' c Con: Little (1/1) Pen: Little (1/2) 63'

Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Attendance: 21,826
Referee: Chris White (England)


Scotland
FB	15	Rory Lamont
RW	14	Sean Lamont
OC	13	Alex Grove
IC	12	Graeme Morrison
LW	11	Simon Danielli
FH	10	Phil Godman
SH	9	Chris Cusiter (c)
N8	8	Johnnie Beattie
OF	7	John Barclay
BF	6	Alasdair Strokosch
RL	5	Alastair Kellock
LL	4	Nathan Hines
TP	3	Moray Low
HK	2	Ross Ford
LP	1	Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK	16	Dougie Hall
PR	17	Kyle Traynor
LK	18	Jason White
N8	19	Richie Vernon
SH	20	Mike Blair
CE	21	Chris Paterson
FB	22	Nick De Luca
Coach:
Andy Robinson


Fiji
FB	15	Josh Matavesi
RW	14	Vereniki Goneva
OC	13	Gabiriele Lovobalavu
IC	12	Seremaia Bai (c)
LW	11	Napolioni Nalaga
FH	10	Nicky Little
SH	9	Mosese Rauluni
N8	8	Asaeli Boko
BF	7	Akapusi Qera
OF	6	Josefa Domolailai
RL	5	Ifereimi Rawaqa
LL	4	Wame Lewaravu
TP	3	Deacon Manu
HK	2	Viliame Veikoso
LP	1	Alefoso Yalayalatabua
Replacements:
HK	16	Graham Dewes
PR	17	Sireli Ledua
LK	18	Leone Nakarawa
N8	19	Samu Bola
SH	20	Waisale Vatuvoka
FH	21	Jonetani Ratu
FB	22	Nasoni Roko
Coach:
Glen Ella

15 November 2009
14:00 JST (UTC+09)

Japan	46 – 8	Canada
Tries: Leitch 9' m Kikutani 37' c Aruga 39' c Tupuailei 48' c Onozawa 51' c Horie 75' c Con: Webb (4/5) Arlidge (1/1) Pen: Webb (2/3) 20', 23'		Tries: Hirayama 79' m Con: Monro (0/1) Pen: Pritchard (1/2) 17'

Yurtec Stadium Sendai, Miyagi
Attendance: 6,164
Referee: Keith Brown (New Zealand)

Japan's victory sees them achieve their highest ever spot on the IRB World Rankings

15 November 2009
15:00 IST/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Ireland ^[4]	20 – 20	Australia
Tries: Bowe 57' c O'Driscoll 79' c Con: O'Gara (2/2) Pen: O'Gara (2/2) 5', 21'	Report	Tries: Mitchell 2' c Elsom 62' c Con: Giteau (2/2) Pen: Giteau (2/4) 24', 54' Drop: Giteau (0/1)

Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 69,886^[5]
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)


Ireland
FB	15	Rob Kearney
RW	14	Tommy Bowe
OC	13	Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC	12	Paddy Wallace
LW	11	Luke Fitzgerald	53'
FH	10	Ronan O'Gara
SH	9	Tomás O'Leary
N8	8	Jamie Heaslip
OF	7	David Wallace	63' to 65'
BF	6	Stephen Ferris	75'
RL	5	Paul O'Connell
LL	4	Donncha O'Callaghan
TP	3	John Hayes
HK	2	Jerry Flannery
LP	1	Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK	16	Sean Cronin
PR	17	Tom Court
LK	18	Leo Cullen
FL	19	Denis Leamy	63'	65'	75'
SH	20	Eoin Reddan
FH	21	Jonathan Sexton
WG	22	Keith Earls	53'
Coach:
Declan Kidney


Australia
FB	15	Adam Ashley-Cooper	69'
RW	14	Peter Hynes
OC	13	Digby Ioane
IC	12	Quade Cooper
LW	11	Drew Mitchell
FH	10	Matt Giteau
SH	9	Will Genia
N8	8	Wycliff Palu	29' to 39'
OF	7	David Pocock	20' to 28'
BF	6	Rocky Elsom (c)
RL	5	Mark Chisholm
LL	4	James Horwill
TP	3	Ben Alexander
HK	2	Stephen Moore	64'
LP	1	Benn Robinson
Replacements:
HK	16	Tatafu Polota-Nau	64'
PR	17	Matt Dunning
LK	18	Dean Mumm
FL	19	George Smith	20'	28'
SH	20	Luke Burgess
FH	21	Ryan Cross
FB	22	James O'Connor	69'
Coach:
Robbie Deans

Ireland captain Brian O'Driscoll became the 11th player in history to make his 100th Test appearance.

Week 4

17 November 2009
19:30 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Saracens	24 – 23	South Africa
Tries: Joubert, Barritt Con: Hougaard Pen: Hougaard (3) Drop: Hougaard	Report	Tries: de Jongh, Nokwe (2) Con: Pienaar Pen: Pienaar (2)

Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 46,281
Referee: James Jones (Wales)

As a halftime promotion, Saracens selected three fans to try to hit the crossbar with a kick from 30 metres out. One of them, 24-year-old Stuart Tinner, was successful, winning £250,000.^[6]

20 November 2009
19:00 CET/GMT+01 (UTC+01)

Italy A	8 – 7	Georgia

Stadio Bruseschi, Palmanova
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (Ireland)

20 November 2009
19:30 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Scotland A	38 – 7	Tonga
	Report

Netherdale, Galashiels
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)

Mascot = Harry Letts

21 November 2009
14:05 JST (UTC+09)

Japan	27 – 6	Canada
Tries: Aruga 9' m Hatakeyama 20' c Leitch 48' c Goromaru 72' m Con: Nicholas (1/3) Webb (1/1) Pen: Webb (1/2) 21'	Report	Pen: Pritchard (1/1) 23' Monro (1/1) 46'

Prince Chichibu Memorial Ground, Tokyo
Attendance: 10,175
Referee: Vinny Munro (New Zealand)

21 November 2009
15:00 CET/GMT+01 (UTC+01)

Italy	10 – 32	South Africa
Try: Garcia 31' c Con: Gower Pen: Gower 59'	Report	Try: Habana 5' m Fourie 13' c du Preez 52' c Olivier 72' c Con: Steyn (2) Pienaar Pen: Steyn (2) 46', 64'

Stadio Friuli, Udine
Attendance: 31,482
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)

21 November 2009
14:30 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

England	6 – 19	New Zealand
Pen: Wilkinson (2/2) 15', 25' Drop: Wilkinson (0/1)	Report	Try: Cowan 56' c Con: Carter (1/1) Pen: Carter (4/6) 23', 29', 46', 67'

Twickenham, London
Attendance: 80,676
Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)


England
FB	15	Mark Cueto
RW	14	Ugo Monye
OC	13	Dan Hipkiss
IC	12	Ayoola Erinle	63'
LW	11	Matt Banahan	72'
FH	10	Jonny Wilkinson
SH	9	Paul Hodgson	70'
N8	8	James Haskell
OF	7	Lewis Moody
BF	6	Joe Worsley	2'
RL	5	Steve Borthwick (c)
LL	4	Simon Shaw	65'
TP	3	Duncan Bell	51'
HK	2	Dylan Hartley	49'
LP	1	Tim Payne
Replacements:
HK	16	Steve Thompson	49'
PR	17	David Wilson	51'
LK	18	Louis Deacon	65'
FL	19	Tom Croft	2'
SH	20	Danny Care	70'
CE	21	Shane Geraghty	63'
WG	22	Mathew Tait	72'
Coach:
Martin Johnson


New Zealand
FB	15	Mils Muliaina
RW	14	Zac Guildford
OC	13	Conrad Smith
IC	12	Ma'a Nonu
LW	11	Sitiveni Sivivatu
FH	10	Dan Carter
SH	9	Jimmy Cowan	71'
N8	8	Kieran Read
OF	7	Richie McCaw (c)
BF	6	Adam Thomson	58'
RL	5	Tom Donnelly	58'
LL	4	Brad Thorn
TP	3	Owen Franks	58'
HK	2	Andrew Hore
LP	1	Tony Woodcock
Replacements:
HK	16	Aled de Malmanche
PR	17	John Afoa	58'
LK	18	Anthony Boric	58'
FL	19	Jerome Kaino	58'
SH	20	Andy Ellis	71'
FH	21	Stephen Donald
CE	22	Tamati Ellison
Coach:
Graham Henry

Dan Carter became the all-time leading Test point scorer for the All Blacks, surpassing Andrew Mehrtens.

21 November 2009
14:30 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Wales	33 – 16	Argentina
	Report

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 60,974
Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)


Wales
FB	15	James Hook
RW	14	Leigh Halfpenny
OC	13	Jamie Roberts
IC	12	Jonathan Davies
LW	11	Shane Williams
FH	10	Stephen Jones
SH	9	Gareth Cooper
N8	8	Ryan Jones (c)
OF	7	Martyn Williams
BF	6	Andy Powell
RL	5	Luke Charteris
LL	4	Alun Wyn Jones
TP	3	Paul James
HK	2	Matthew Rees
LP	1	Gethin Jenkins
Replacements:
HK	16	Huw Bennett
PR	17	Duncan Jones
LK	18	Jonathan Thomas
FL	19	Dan Lydiate
SH	20	Dwayne Peel
CE	21	Andrew Bishop
WG	22	Tom James
Coach:
Warren Gatland


Argentina
FB	15	Horacio Agulla
RW	14	Lucas Borges
OC	13	Gonzalo Tiesi
IC	12	Martín Rodríguez
LW	11	Mauro Comuzzi
FH	10	Santiago Fernández
SH	9	Agustín Figuerola
N8	8	Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (c)
OF	7	Alejandro Abadie
BF	6	Tomás Leonardi
RL	5	Patricio Albacete
LL	4	Mariano Sambucetti
TP	3	Martín Scelzo
HK	2	Mario Ledesma
LP	1	Rodrigo Roncero
Replacements:
HK	16	Alberto Vernet Basualdo
PR	17	Marcos Ayerza
LK	18	Manuel Carizza
N8	19	Alejandro Campos
SH	20	Alfredo Lalanne
FH	21	Benjamín Urdapilleta
WG	22	Horacio San Martín
Coach:
Santiago Phelan

Assistant referees:
Christophe Berdos (France)
David Changleng (Scotland)
Television Match Official:
Jim Yuille (Scotland)

21 November 2009
15:00 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Portugal	13 – 24	Argentina XV
	Report

Estádio Universitário, Lisbon
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)

21 November 2009
18:00 CET/GMT+01 (UTC+01)

France	43 – 5	Samoa
	Report

Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 67,834
Referee: Dave Pearson (England)

21 November 2009
17:15 IST/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Ireland	41 – 6	Fiji
Pen: Sexton (2/2) 9', 40' Con: Sexton (5/5) Tries: Earls 18' c, 62' c O'Driscoll 45' c Kearney 67' c Horgan 76' c	Report	Pen: Little (2/3) 27', 43'

RDS Arena, Dublin
Attendance: 16,500
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)


Ireland
FB	15	Rob Kearney
RW	14	Shane Horgan
OC	13	Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC	12	Gordon D'Arcy
LW	11	Keith Earls
FH	10	Jonathan Sexton
SH	9	Eoin Reddan
N8	8	Jamie Heaslip
OF	7	Denis Leamy
BF	6	Stephen Ferris
RL	5	Paul O'Connell
LL	4	Leo Cullen
TP	3	John Hayes
HK	2	Jerry Flannery
LP	1	Tom Court
Replacements:
HK	16	Sean Cronin
PR	17	Tony Buckley
LK	18	Donncha O'Callaghan
N8	19	Sean O'Brien
SH	20	Tomás O'Leary
FH	21	Paddy Wallace
FB	22	Andrew Trimble
Coach:
Declan Kidney


Fiji
FB	15	Norman Ligairi
RW	14	Vereniki Goneva
OC	13	Gabiriele Lovobalavu
IC	12	Seremaia Bai (c)
LW	11	Nasoni Roko
FH	10	Nicky Little
SH	9	Mosese Rauluni
N8	8	Asaeli Boko
OF	7	Akapusi Qera
BF	6	Apolosi Satala
RL	5	Ifereimi Rawaqa
LL	4	Wame Lewaravu
TP	3	Viliame Seuseu
HK	2	Viliame Veikoso
LP	1	Aisake Tarogi
Replacements:
HK	16	Isireli Ledua
PR	17	Graham Dewes
LK	18	Leone Nakarawa
N8	19	Samu Bola
SH	20	Waisale Vatuvoka
FH	21	Josh Matavesi
WG	22	Timoci Nagusa
Coach:
Glen Ella

21 November 2009
17:15 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Scotland	9 – 8	Australia
Pen: Godman (2/3) 27', 56' Drop: Godman (0/1) Paterson (1/1) 75'	Report	Try: Cross 80' m Con: Giteau (0/1) Pen: Giteau (1/3) 4' Drop: Giteau (0/1)

Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Attendance: 44,762
Referee: Romain Poite (France)


Scotland
FB	15	Rory Lamont
RW	14	Sean Lamont
OC	13	Alex Grove
IC	12	Graeme Morrison	40'
LW	11	Simon Danielli	63'
FH	10	Phil Godman
SH	9	Chris Cusiter (c)	20'
N8	8	Johnnie Beattie	63'
OF	7	John Barclay
BF	6	Alasdair Strokosch	47'
RL	5	Alastair Kellock
LL	4	Nathan Hines
TP	3	Moray Low	57'
HK	2	Ross Ford	76'
LP	1	Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK	16	Dougie Hall	76'
PR	17	Kyle Traynor	57'
FL	18	Jason White	47'
N8	19	Richie Vernon	63'
SH	20	Rory Lawson	20'
FB	21	Chris Paterson	63'
CE	22	Nick De Luca	40'
Coach:
Andy Robinson


Australia
FB	15	Adam Ashley-Cooper
RW	14	Peter Hynes
OC	13	Ryan Cross
IC	12	Quade Cooper	73'
LW	11	Drew Mitchell
FH	10	Matt Giteau
SH	9	Will Genia	63'
N8	8	Wycliff Palu	66'
OF	7	George Smith
BF	6	Rocky Elsom (c)
RL	5	Mark Chisholm	49'
LL	4	James Horwill
TP	3	Ben Alexander
HK	2	Stephen Moore	45'
LP	1	Benn Robinson	16'
Replacements:
HK	16	Tatafu Polota-Nau	45'
PR	17	Sekope Kepu	16'
LK	18	Dean Mumm	49'
N8	19	Richard Brown	66'
SH	20	Luke Burgess	63'
WG	21	Lachie Turner
CE	22	James O'Connor	73'
Coach:
Robbie Deans

Week 5

24 November 2009
19:35 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Cardiff Blues	3 – 31	Australia

Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: James Jones (Wales)

27 November 2009
19:30 IST/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Ireland A	31 – 0	Argentina XV
	Report

Tallaght Stadium, Dublin
Attendance: 4,016
Referee: Peter Allan (Scotland)

28 November 2009
15:00 CET/GMT+01 (UTC+01)

Italy	24 – 6	Samoa
Tries: McLean 7' penalty try 77' c Con: Mi.Bergamasco 1/2 c Pen: Mi.Bergamasco (2/2) 7', 21' Gower 37' c Drop: Tebaldi 50'	Report	Pen: Esau (2/4) 12' 40'

Stadio Cino e Lillo Del Duca, Ascoli Piceno
Attendance: 17,110
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)

Italy break a 13-game losing streak^[7]

28 November 2009
14:30 IST/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Ireland	15 – 10	South Africa
Pen: Sexton (5/7) 10', 30', 48', 52', 68' Drop: O'Driscoll (0/1)	Report	Try: Burger 16' c Con: Steyn (1/1) Pen: Steyn (0/3) Pienaar (0/1) Drop: Steyn (1/2) 24'

Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)


Ireland
FB	15	Rob Kearney
RW	14	Tommy Bowe
OC	13	Brian O'Driscoll (c)
IC	12	Paddy Wallace
LW	11	Keith Earls
FH	10	Jonathan Sexton
SH	9	Tomás O'Leary
N8	8	Jamie Heaslip
OF	7	David Wallace
BF	6	Stephen Ferris
RL	5	Paul O'Connell
LL	4	Donncha O'Callaghan
TP	3	John Hayes
HK	2	Jerry Flannery
LP	1	Cian Healy
Replacements:
HK	16	Sean Cronin
PR	17	Tony Buckley
LK	18	Leo Cullen
FL	19	Sean O'Brien
SH	20	Peter Stringer
FH	21	Ronan O'Gara
FB	22	Gordon D'Arcy
Coach:
Declan Kidney


South Africa
FB	15	Zane Kirchner
RW	14	JP Pietersen
OC	13	Jaque Fourie
IC	12	Wynand Olivier
LW	11	Bryan Habana
FH	10	Morné Steyn
SH	9	Fourie du Preez
N8	8	Danie Rossouw
BF	7	Schalk Burger
OF	6	Heinrich Brüssow
RL	5	Victor Matfield
LL	4	Bakkies Botha
TP	3	BJ Botha
HK	2	John Smit (c)
LP	1	Tendai Mtawarira
Replacements:
HK	16	Bismarck du Plessis
PR	17	CJ van der Linde
LK	18	Andries Bekker
FL	19	Jean Deysel
FL	20	Dewald Potgieter
FH	21	Ruan Pienaar
FB	22	Jean de Villiers
Coach:
Peter de Villiers

28 November 2009
14:30 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Scotland	6 – 9	Argentina
	Report

Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland)


Scotland
FB	15	Rory Lamont
RW	14	Sean Lamont
OC	13	Ben Cairns
IC	12	Alex Grove
LW	11	Thom Evans
FH	10	Phil Godman
SH	9	Chris Cusiter (c)
N8	8	Johnnie Beattie
OF	7	Alan MacDonald
BF	6	Alasdair Strokosch
RL	5	Alastair Kellock
LL	4	Nathan Hines
TP	3	Moray Low
HK	2	Ross Ford
LP	1	Allan Jacobsen
Replacements:
HK	16	Dougie Hall
PR	17	Kyle Traynor
LK	18	Jason White
N8	19	Richie Vernon
SH	20	Rory Lawson
FH	21	Chris Paterson
CE	22	Nick De Luca
Coach:
Andy Robinson


Argentina
FB	15	Horacio Agulla
RW	14	Lucas Borges
OC	13	Gonzalo Tiesi
IC	12	Martín Rodríguez
LW	11	Federico Martín Aramburú
FH	10	Santiago Fernández
SH	9	Alfredo Lalanne
N8	8	Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (c)
BF	7	Alejandro Abadie
OF	6	Alejandro Campos
RL	5	Patricio Albacete
LL	4	Manuel Carizza
TP	3	Martín Scelzo
HK	2	Alberto Vernet Basualdo
LP	1	Marcos Ayerza
Replacements:
HK	16	Agustín Creevy
PR	17	Rodrigo Roncero
LK	18	Esteban Lozada
N8	19	Tomás Leonardi
SH	20	Agustín Figuerola
FH	21	Benjamín Urdapilleta
FB	22	Horacio San Martín
Coach:
Santiago Phelan

28 November 2009
15:00 WET/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Portugal	19 – 24	Tonga

Estádio Universitário, Lisbon
Referee: James Jones (Wales)

28 November 2009
17:15 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Wales	12 – 33	Australia
Pen: S. Jones (3/4) 21' 30' 40' Halfpenny (1/1) 17' Hook (0/1)	Report	Try: Ioane 7' m Horwill 19' m Pocock 24' c Polota-Nau 62' c Con: Giteau (2/4) Pen: Giteau (3/3) 2' 31' 57'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)


Wales
FB	15	James Hook
RW	14	Leigh Halfpenny 28'
OC	13	Jamie Roberts
IC	12	Jonathan Davies
LW	11	Shane Williams 5'
FH	10	Stephen Jones
SH	9	Dwayne Peel 10' to 15' 72'
N8	8	Andy Powell 60' to 65'
OF	7	Martyn Williams
BF	6	Dan Lydiate 48' to 60' 65'
RL	5	Luke Charteris 49'
LL	4	Alun Wyn Jones
TP	3	Paul James 48'
HK	2	Matthew Rees 30'
LP	1	Gethin Jenkins (c)
Replacements:
HK	16	Huw Bennett 30'
PR	17	Duncan Jones 48'
LK	18	Jonathan Thomas 49'
FL	19	Sam Warburton 48'
SH	20	Martin Roberts 10' 15' 72'
WG	21	Andrew Bishop 28'
WG	22	Tom James 5'
Coach:
Warren Gatland


Australia
FB	15	Adam Ashley-Cooper
RW	14	Peter Hynes 64'
OC	13	Digby Ioane
IC	12	Quade Cooper
LW	11	Drew Mitchell 70'
FH	10	Matt Giteau
SH	9	Will Genia 79'
N8	8	Wycliff Palu) 70'
OF	7	David Pocock 40'
BF	6	Rocky Elsom (c)
RL	5	Dean Mumm
LL	4	James Horwill
TP	3	Ben Alexander 73'
HK	2	Stephen Moore 55'
LP	1	Benn Robinson
Replacements:
HK	16	Tatafu Polota-Nau 55'
PR	17	Matt Dunning 73'
N8	18	Mark Chisholm 70'
FL	19	George Smith 40'
SH	20	Luke Burgess 79'
WG	21	James O'Connor 64'
WG	22	Kurtley Beale 70'
Coach:
Robbie Deans

28 November 2009
19:15 EET/GMT+02 (UTC+02)

Romania	18 – 29	Fiji

Stadionul Naţional de Rugby, Bucharest

28 November 2009
16:00 WAST (UTC+02)

Namibia	22 – 10	Tunisia
	Report

Hage Geingob Stadium, Windhoek
Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)

Namibia qualifies for the 2011 Rugby World Cup as Africa 1.

28 November 2009
20:45 CET/GMT+01 (UTC+01)

France	12 – 39	New Zealand
Pen: Dupuy (3/5) 3', 16', 20' Drop: Trinh-Duc (1/1) 36'	Report	Tries: Sivivatu 7' c Muliaina 23' m Kaino 34' c Jane 65' c Smith 77' c Con: Carter (4/5) 8', 35', 65', 79' Pen: Carter (2/2) 30', 54' Drop: Carter (0/1)

Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)


France
FB	15	Damien Traille
WG	14	Vincent Clerc 77'
CE	13	David Marty
CE	12	Yannick Jauzion 63'
CE	11	Maxime Médard
FH	10	François Trinh-Duc
SH	9	Julien Dupuy 59'
N8	8	Julien Bonnaire
FL	7	Fulgence Ouedraogo 63'
FL	6	Thierry Dusautoir (c)
LK	5	Romain Millo-Chluski
LK	4	Sébastien Chabal 52'
PR	3	Sylvain Marconnet 51'
HK	2	William Servat 47'
PR	1	Fabien Barcella
Replacements:
HK	16	Dimitri Szarzewski 47'
PR	17	Nicolas Mas 51'
LK	18	Lionel Nallet 52'
FL	19	Julien Puricelli 63'
SH	20	Morgan Parra 59'
CE	21	Yann David 63'
WG	22	Cédric Heymans 77'
Coach:
Marc Lièvremont


New Zealand
FB	15	Mils Muliaina
RW	14	Cory Jane
OC	13	Conrad Smith
IC	12	Ma'a Nonu 71'
LW	11	Sitiveni Sivivatu
FH	10	Daniel Carter 77'
SH	9	Jimmy Cowan 75'
N8	8	Kieran Read
OF	7	Richie McCaw (c)
BF	6	Jerome Kaino
RL	5	Tom Donnelly
LL	4	Brad Thorn 65'
TP	3	Neemia Tialata 65'
HK	2	Andrew Hore 74'
LP	1	Tony Woodcock
Replacements:
HK	16	Corey Flynn 74'
PR	17	Owen Franks 65'
LK	18	Anthony Boric 65'
FL	19	Tanerau Latimer
SH	20	Andrew Ellis 75'
FH	21	Stephen Donald 77'
CE	22	Luke McAlister 71'
Coach:
Graham Henry

28 November 2009
14:00 PST (UTC-08)

Canada	22 – 6	Russia
	(Report)

Swangard Stadium, Burnaby
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Chris Henshall (USA)

Week 6

5 December 2009
14:30 BT/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Barbarians	25 – 18	New Zealand
Tries: Habana (3) 10' c, 40' c, 68' m Con: Giteau (2/3) 10', 40' Pen: Giteau M. Steyn	Report	Tries: B. Smith 23' c Boric 67' m Con: Donald (1/2) 23' Pen: Donald Delany

Twickenham, London
Attendance: 63,554
Referee: Christophe Berdos (France)


Barbarians
FB	15	Drew Mitchell
RW	14	Joe Rokocoko
OC	13	Jaque Fourie
IC	12	Jamie Roberts
LW	11	Bryan Habana
FH	10	Matt Giteau
SH	9	Fourie du Preez
N8	8	Rocky Elsom
OF	7	George Smith
BF	6	Schalk Burger
RL	5	Victor Matfield (c)
LL	4	Carlo Del Fava
TP	3	WP Nel
HK	2	Bismarck du Plessis
LP	1	Salvatore Perugini
Replacements:
HK	16	Stephen Moore
PR	17	Tendai Mtawarira
LK	18	Quintin Geldenhuys
N8	19	Andy Powell
SH	20	Will Genia
FB	21	Morné Steyn
WG	22	Leigh Halfpenny
Coach:
Nick Mallett


New Zealand
FB	15	Cory Jane
RW	14	Ben Smith
OC	13	Tamati Ellison
IC	12	Luke McAlister
LW	11	Zac Guildford
FH	10	Stephen Donald
SH	9	Brendon Leonard
N8	8	Rodney So'oialo
OF	7	Richie McCaw (c)
BF	6	Liam Messam
RL	5	Anthony Boric
LL	4	Jason Eaton
TP	3	John Afoa
HK	2	Corey Flynn
LP	1	Wyatt Crockett
Replacements:
HK	16	Andrew Hore
PR	17	Neemia Tialata
LK	18	Adam Thomson
FL	19	Tanerau Latimer
SH	20	Jimmy Cowan
FH	21	Mike Delany
WG	22	Sitiveni Sivivatu
Coach:
Graham Henry

Touch judges:
Romain Poite (France)
David Changleng (Scotland)
Television match official:
Andrew Turner (England) / Graham Hughes (England)

This was the first loss for the All Blacks in 2 years in a northern hemisphere ground as well as the first time in 2 years a team has managed to score tries against them in the northern hemisphere.

Notes and references

↑ "Exciting fixture schedule for targeted Unions" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 21 October 2009. Archived from the original on 10 November 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
↑ Independent Newspapers Online (2009-11-14). "Anthem butcher says 'it was beautiful' - IOL Sport". IOL.co.za. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
↑ "All Blacks regain number one spot in rankings". Irb.com. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
↑ "Kick-Off Times Confirmed For GUINNESS Series 2009 Matches". Irish Rugby Football Union. 15 May 2009. Archived from the original on 8 September 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
↑ "Mon, Nov 16, 2009 - O'Driscoll salvages patchy performance". The Irish Times. 2009-11-11. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
↑ "Sarries fan kicks £250,000 prize". BBC Sport. 2009-11-17. Archived from the original on 20 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
↑ "Losing run finally over for Italy". Planet Rugby. Retrieved 2011-11-15.

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				British & Irish Lions Tour
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Celtic League								Celtic League
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