Auckland Rugby League club trophies

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Trophies

There are approximately 24 trophies which have been competed for in Auckland Rugby League history by clubs. These include the following for teams; Fox Memorial Shield, Rukutai Shield, Roope Rooster, Stormont Shield, Kiwi Shield, A.R.L Trophy, Sharman Cup, Lawson Cup, Walmsley Shield, ARL Cup, Norton Cup, Gillett Cup and the Autex Award. Several have also been awarded to players including the Lipscombe Cup, Rothville Trophy, Bert Humphries Memorial, Tetley Trophy, Painter Trophy, Hyland Memorial Cup, Doug Price Memorial Medal, Jack Counihand Trophy, Harry Mackwood Trophy and the Simons Scroll.

Explanation of team trophies

The Fox Memorial is awarded to the grand final winner of Premier One and is considered the most prestigious trophy in Auckland club rugby league.
The Rukutai Shield is awarded to the Premier One minor or premiership champions at the end of the regular season.
The Roope Rooster was traditionally a pre-season knockout competition but changed format in 2006 (see below).
The Stormont Shield is a champion of champions playoff between the Fox Memorial and Roope Rooster winners.
The Kiwi Shield is awarded to the Premier One club with the most points scored from Premiers and Reserves (x1).
The Sharman Cup has been awarded to the Premier 2 Championship winners in recent years, however originally it was awarded to the Premier 2 Minor Championship winners.
The Lawson Cup was awarded to the Premier 2 Major Champions, and in essence it has been replaced by the Sharman Cup.
The Norton Cup was awarded to the Premier 3 Minor Champions while the Phelan Shield is awarded to the Premier 3 Major Champions. The Phelan Shield replaced the ARL Trophy (first awarded in 1989).

Premier One Titles

Year	Fox Memorial	Rukutai Shield	Roope Rooster	Stormont Shield	Kiwi Shield
1910	City	-	-	-	-
1911	City	-	-	-	-
1912	Newton	-	-	-	-
1913	North Shore	-	-	-	-
1914	North Shore	-	-	-	-
1915	Grafton	-	North Shore	-	-
1916	City	-	City	-	-
1917	Ponsonby	-	Ponsonby	-	-
1918	Ponsonby	-	City	-	-
1919	Ponsonby	-	Newton	-	-
1920	Maritime	-	Newton	-	-
1921	City	-	City	-	-
1922	City	-	Ponsonby	-	-
1923	City	-	Ponsonby	-	-
1924	Marist Brothers	-	City	-	-
1925	City	-	Ponsonby	Ponsonby	-
1926	Ponsonby	-	Richmond	Ponsonby	-
1927	Newton	-	Richmond	Newton	-
1928	Devonport	-	Marist Brothers	Marist Brothers	-
1929	Ponsonby	-	Marist Brothers	Marist Brothers	-
1930	Ponsonby	-	Ponsonby	Devonport	-
1931	Marist Brothers	-	Devonport	Devonport	-
1932	Devonport	-	Marist Brothers	Marist Brothers	-
1933	Devonport	-	Richmond	Devonport	-
1934	Richmond	-	Richmond	Richmond	-
1935	Richmond	-	Newton	Richmond	-
1936	Manukau	-	Manukau	Richmond	-
1937	Richmond	-	Marist Brothers	Marist Brothers	-
1938	Marist Brothers	-	Richmond	Richmond	-
1939	Mt Albert	-	Marist Brothers	Mt Albert	-
1940	Richmond	North Shore	Richmond	North Shore	-
1941	North Shore	North Shore	Manukau	Manukau	-
1942	Manukau	City & Otahuhu	Richmond	Manukau	-
1943	Manukau	Manukau	Manukau	Manukau	-
1944	City	City	Ponsonby	City	-
1945	Otahuhu	Otahuhu	North Shore	North Shore	-
1946	Richmond	North Shore	Marist	Richmond	-
1947	Mt Albert	Marist & Richmond	Mt Albert	Mt Albert	-
1948	Marist	Marist & Richmond	Mt Albert	Mt Albert	-
1949	Richmond	Richmond	Richmond	Richmond	-
1950	Mt Albert	Mt Albert	Mt Albert	Marist	-
1951	Richmond & Mt Albert	Mt Albert & Richmond	Pt Chevalier	Pt Chevalier	-
1952	Ponsonby	Ponsonby	Ponsonby	Ponsonby	-
1953	Pt Chevalier	Mt Albert	Ponsonby	none	-
1954	Ponsonby	Ponsonby & Mt Albert	North Shore	North Shore	-
1955	Richmond	Richmond & North Shore	Ellerslie	Ellerslie	-
1956	Richmond	Richmond & Pt Chevalier	Ellerslie	Richmond	-
1957	Ellerslie	Ellerslie & City Newton	Otahuhu	none	-
1958	Ponsonby	Ponsonby	Marist	Marist	-
1959	Western United	Western	Ellerslie	Ellerslie	-
1960	Eastern United & Southern Districts	Eastern United	Glenora	Eastern United & Glenora	-
1961	Eastern United	Eastern United	Eastern United	Eastern United	-
1962	Eastern United & Glenora	Eastern United	Eastern United	Glenora	-
1963	Eastern United	Southern Districts	Eastern United	Eastern United	-
1964	Otahuhu	Otahuhu	Mt Albert	Mt Albert	-
1965	Marist Brothers	Ponsonby	Otahuhu	Marist & Otahuhu	-
1966	Marist	Otahuhu	Marist	Marist	-
1967	Ponsonby	Ponsonby	Otahuhu	Ponsonby	-
1968	Mt Albert	Ponsonby	Ellerslie	Ellerslie	-
1969	Mt Albert	Otahuhu	Richmond	Mt Albert	Otahuhu
1970	Otahuhu	Mt Albert	Otahuhu	Mt Albert	Mt Albert
1971	Otahuhu	Otahuhu	Marist Brothers	Otahuhu	Otahuhu
1972	Ponsonby	Ellerslie	Ponsonby	Ponsonby	Otahuhu
1973	Ponsonby	Ponsonby	Mt Wellington	Ponsonby	Otahuhu
1974	Ellerslie	Ellerslie	Otahuhu	Ellerslie	Mt Wellington & Ponsonby
1975	Otahuhu	Otahuhu	Otahuhu	Otahuhu	Northcote
1976	Mt Wellington	Mt Wellington	Richmond	Richmond	Glenora
1977	Otahuhu	Otahuhu	Otahuhu	Otahuhu	Otahuhu
1978	Otahuhu	Otahuhu	Glenora	Otahuhu	Otahuhu
1979	Richmond	Otahuhu	Manukau	Richmond	Otahuhu
1980	Richmond	Richmond	Manukau	Manukau & Richmond	Richmond
1981	Mt Albert	Mt Albert	Otahuhu	Mt Albert	Mt Albert
1982	Mt Albert	Glenora	Otahuhu	Otahuhu	Otahuhu
1983	Otahuhu	Mt Albert	Manukau	Manukau	Otahuhu
1984	Mt Albert	Otahuhu	Mt Albert	Otahuhu & Manukau	Otahuhu
1985	Mt Albert	Manukau	Manukau	Mt Albert	Manukau
1986	Mt Albert	Te Atatu	Manukau	Manukau	Te Atatu
1987	Northcote	Mangere East	Otahuhu	Mt Albert	Otahuhu
1988	Te Atatu	Glenora	Northcote	Otahuhu	Te Atatu
1989	Northcote	Northcote	Mangere East	Northcote	Otahuhu
1990	Otahuhu	Northcote	Richmond	Northcote	Northcote
1991	Northcote	Northcote	Northcote	Northcote	Northcote
1992	Northcote	Mt Albert	Northcote	Northcote	Northcote
1993	Northcote	Northcote	Northcote	Mt Albert	-
1994	Northcote	Otahuhu	Otahuhu	Otahuhu	Northcote
1995	Otahuhu	City-Pt Chevalier	No competition	Otahuhu	-
1996	Otara	Otahuhu	Manurewa	Otahuhu	-
1997	Glenora	Mangere East	Marist	Otara-	-
1998	Glenora	Glenora	Mangere East	-	-
1999	Glenora	Glenora	Glenora	-	-
2000	Otahuhu	Richmond	-	-	-
2001	Northcote	Richmond	-	-	-
2002	Hibiscus Coast	Papakura	-	-	-
2003	Mangere East	Mangere East	Hibiscus Coast	-	-
2004	Mt Albert	Mangere East	Ellerslie	-	-
2005	Manurewa	Papakura	-	-	-
2006	Mt Albert	Mt Albert	Mt Albert, Te Atatu, Richmond, East Coast Bays(*)	Mangere East	Mt Albert
2007	Manurewa	Papakura	Papakura(*)	Richmond	-
2008	Mt Albert	Otahuhu	Northcote, Mt Albert(*)	Richmond	-
2009	Mt Albert	Otahuhu	Mt Albert, Northcote, Otahuhu(*)	-	-
2010	Otahuhu	Otahuhu	Otahuhu	Otahuhu	Mt Albert
2011				Glenora

(*)see below section on Roope Rooster

Fox Memorial Titles: Mt Albert (14), Otahuhu (12), Ponsonby (12), Richmond (11), City (8), Northcote (7), Marist (6), Eastern (4), North Shore (3), Devonport (3), Manukau (3), Newton (2), Ellerslie (2), Western (2), Glenora (2), Manurewa (2), Grafton (1), Maritime (1), Pt Chevalier (1), Mt Wellington (1), Te Atatu (1), Otara (1)

Roope Rooster

In 2006 the Roope Rooster was successfully defended eleven times by the Mt Albert Lions. On the 17 March 2007 they lost it to the Te Atatu Roosters who defended it three times before being defeated by the Richmond Bulldogs. As of 9 June 2007 they have successfully defended it three times.

Year	Holders
2006	Mt Albert (11)
2007	Te Atatu (3) 17 March - 9 June, Richmond (3) 9 June -

Premier Two and Three Titles

Year	Sharman Cup (prem 2)	Lawson Cup (prem 2)	Norton Cup (prem 3)	Phelan Shield/ARL Trophy (prem 3)
1925	-	-	Ellerslie	-
1926	-	-	Northcote	-
1927	-	-	Ellerslie	-
1928	-	-	Grafton Athletic	-
1929	-	-	Pt Chevalier	-
1930	-	-	Otahuhu	-
1931	-	-	Devonport	-
1932	-	-	Richmond	-
1933	-	-	Richmond	-
1934	-	-	Richmond	-
1935	Otahuhu	-	Marist	-
1936	Papakura	-	Mt Albert	-
1937	Papakura	-	Richmond	-
1938	Otahuhu	-	Richmond	-
1939	Otahuhu	-	Richmond	-
1940	Otahuhu	-	Richmond	-
1941	Otahuhu	-	Not Awarded	-
1942	Not Awarded	-	Not Awarded	-
1943	Not Awarded	-	Not Awarded	-
1944	Not Awarded	-	Not Awarded	-
1945	Not Awarded	-	Not Awarded	-
1946	Not Awarded	-	Not Awarded	-
1947	Not Awarded	-	Not Awarded	-
1948	Newton	-	Not Awarded	-
1949	Ellerslie	-	Ponsonby	-
1950	Otahuhu	-	Mt Albert	-
1951	Pt Chevalier	-	Not Awarded	-
1952	Pt Chevalier	-	Not Awarded	-
1953	Richmond	-	Not Awarded	-
1954	Not Awarded	-	Not Awarded	-
1955	Not Awarded	-	Not Awarded	-
1956	Not Awarded	-	Not Awarded	-
1957	Not Awarded	-	Not Awarded	-
1958	Not Awarded	-	Not Awarded	-
1959	Not Awarded	-	Not Awarded	-
1960	Not Awarded	-	Not Awarded	-
1961	Not Awarded	-	Not Awarded	-
1962	Not Awarded	-	Not Awarded	-
1963	Not Awarded	-	Not Awarded	-
1964	Not Awarded	-	Not Awarded	-
1965	Southern	-	Not Awarded	-
1966	City Newton	-	Not Awarded	-
1967	Southern	-	Not Awarded	-
1968	Mt Wellington	-	Not Awarded	-
1969	City Newton	-	Mangere East	-
1970	Te Atatu & Pt Chevalier	-	Northcote	-
1971	Glenora	-	Marist & Pakuranga	-
1972	Richmond	-	Mt Roskill	-
1973	Te Atatu	-	North Shore	-
1974	Te Atatu	-	Maritime & City Newton	-
1975	Mangere East	-	Pt Chevalier	-
1976	Te Atatu	-	City Newton	-
1977	Manukau	-	Glenfield	-
1978	Te Atatu	-	Pt Chevalier	-
1979	Northcote	-	Glenora Corona	-
1980	Mt Albert	-	Otara	-
1981	Ellerslie	-	Richmond	-
1982	Mangere East	-	Glenora	-
1983	Richmond	-	Glenora/Kelston	-
1984	City Newton	City Newton	Richmond	-
1985	Glenora	Glenora	Richmond	-
1986	Ellerslie	Ellerslie	Richmond	-
1987	City-Pt Chevalier	City-Pt Chevalier	Mt Albert & Richmond	-
1988	City-Pt Chevalier	Otara	Otahuhu Blue	-
1989	City-Pt Chevalier	Otara	Mt Wellington	Mt Wellington
1990	Ponsonby	City-Pt Chevalier	North Shore	Glenfield
1991	Ellerslie	Ellerslie	North Shore	Waitemata
1992	Marist	Ellerslie	Glenfield	Glenfield
1993	-	-	-	-
1994	-	-	-	-
1995	-	-	-	-
1996	Glenora	-	-	-
1997	-	-	-	-
1998	-	-	-	-
1999	-	-	-	-
2000	-	-	-	-
2001	-	-	-	-
2002	-	-	-	-
2003	Northcote	-	-	East Coast Bays
2004	-	-	-	-
2005	Howick	-	-	-
2006	Manurewa	-	-	Hibiscus Coast
2007	Northcote	-	-	Ponsonby
2008	Richmond	-	-	New Lynn
2009	Howick	-	-	Manukau
2010	East Coast Bays	-	-	Pt Chevalier

Explanation of Player Trophies

The Lipscombe Cup is awarded to the Premier One sportsman of the year, chosen by the Senior Management Committee, from nominations received from Premier clubs.
The Rothville Trophy is awarded to the Premier One player of the year, selected by the Auckland Coach.
The Bert Humphries Memorial is awarded to the most improved forward and back in Premier One and is selected by the Auckland coach/selector.
The Tetley Trophy is awarded to the Premier One player scoring the most tries during the Rukutai Shield competition.
The Painter Trophy is awarded to the Premier One player kicking the most goals during the Rukutai Shield competition.
The Hyland Memorial Cup is awarded to the most outstanding Premier/Senior Coach selected by the Senior Management Committee.
The Doug Price Memorial Medal is awarded to the player of the day in the Premier One Grand Final and is selected by a sub committee appointed by the Board of Directors.

Player Trophies By Year in Premier One

Year	Lipscombe Cup	Rothville Trophy	Bert Humphries Memorial (forward)	Bert Humphries Memorial (back)	Tetley Trophy	Painter Rosebowl Trophy	Hyland Memorial Cup	Doug Price Memorial Medal (1991)
1960	none	Ron Ackland (Eastern)	none	none	none	none	none	none
1961	none	Ron Ackland (Eastern)	none	none	none	none	none	none
1962	none	Brian Reidy (Marist)	none	none	none	none	none	none
1963	none	Ray Sinel (Eastern)	none	none	none	none	none	none
1964	Neville White (Richmond)	Don Hammond (Eastern)	none	none	none	none	none	none
1965	Tony Kriletic (Marist)	Bill Harford (Marist)	none	none	none	none	none	none
1966	Roy Christian (Otahuhu)	Bruce Castle (Ellerslie)	none	none	none	none	none	none
1967	Doug Ellwood (City Newton)	Doug Ellwood (City Newton)	none	none	none	Ernie Wiggs (Otahuhu)	none	none
1968	John Young (Ellerslie)	Tony Kriletich (Marist)	none	none	none	Ernie Wiggs (Otahuhu)	none	none
1969	Gary Woollard (Mt Albert)	Eric Carson (Glenora)	none	none	none	Ernie Wiggs (Otahuhu)	none	none
1970	Ray Williams (Richmond)	Tony Kriletic (Marist)	none	none	Mike McLennan (Ponsonby)	Ernie Wiggs (Otahuhu)	Simon Yates (Otahuhu)	none
1971	Eddie Wulf (Marist)	Ken Stirling (Ellerslie)	Eddie Heatley (Otahuhu)	Ken Stirling (Ellerslie)	Paul Matete (Otahuhu)	Brian Tracey (Ponsonby)	Morrie Robertson (Ellerslie)	none
1972	Bill Harford (Te Atatu)	Murray Eade (Ellerslie)	Peter Gurnick (Otahuhu)	Len Hall (Ellerslie)	Len Hall (Ellerslie)	Bruce Rowe (Ellerslie)	Don Mann (Ponsonby)	none
1973	Tom Conroy (Ponsonby)	Don Mann (Ponsonby)	Lindsay Proctor (Ellerslie)	Dave Sorenson (Mt Wellington)	Ashley McEwen (Mt Albert)	Ernie Wiggs (Mt Albert)	Roger Bailey (Ponsonby)	none
1974	Bruce Rowe (Ellerslie)	Graham Smith (Ellerslie)	Tom Conroy (Ponsonby)	Bob Jarvis (Otahuhu)	Colin Wells (Ponsonby)	Bruce Rowe (Ellerslie)	Morrie Robertson (Ellerslie)	none
1975	Shane Dowsett (Otahuhu)	Dane Sorenson (Mt Wellington)	Tom Conroy (Ponsonby)	Fred Ah Kuoi (Richmond)	Mark Graham (Otahuhu)	John Wilson (Northcote)	Joe Gwynne (Otahuhu)	none
1976	Dane Sorensen (Mt Wellington)	Kurt Sorensen (Mt Wellington)	Murray Netzler (Ellerslie)	Gary Kemble (Ellerslie)	Gus Fepuleai (Richmond)	Joe Karam (Glenora)	Ron Ackland (Mt Wellington)	none
1977	John Wilson (Northcote)	Denis Williams (Te Atatu)	Lindsay Proctor (Ellerslie)	Olsen Filipaina (Mangere East)	Nick Wright (Otahuhu)	Joe Karam (Glenora)	Graham Lowe (Otahuhu)	none
1978	Gene Swann (Marist)	Olsen Filipaina (Mangere East)	Owen Wright (Otahuhu)	Warwick Freeman (Glenora)	Brian Campbell (Richmond)	Phil Dryland (Richmond)	Graham Lowe (Otahuhu)	none
1979	Paul Bridges (Mt Albert)	Fred Ah Kuoi (Richmond)	Alan McCarthy (Ponsonby Mar.)	James Leuluai (Mt Wellington)	Olsen Filipaina (Mangere East)	Olsen Filipaina (Mangere East)	Joe Gwynne (Richmond)	none
1980	James Leuluai (Mt Wellington)	Stan Martin (Richmond)	Gary Evans (Manukau)	Stephen Craike (Ellerslie)	David Kerr (Mt Wellington)	Denis Williams (Te Atatu)	Mike McLennan (Mt Albert)	none
1981	John Ackland (Mt Albert)	Ron O'Regan (City Newton)	Kevin Schaumkel (Glenora)	Marcus Pouesi (Mt Albert)	Emil Vaafusuaga (Otahuhu) & Dean Bell (Manukau)	Denis Williams (Glenora)	Mike McLennan (Mt Albert)	none
1982	Hugh McGahan (Otahuhu)	Owen Wright (Otahuhu)	Hugh McGahan (Otahuhu)	Clayton Friend (Manukau)	Fred Muller (Otahuhu)	Billy Kem (Glenora)	Ian Gorden (Otahuhu)	none
1983	Darryl Morrison (Otahuhu)	Ron O'Regan (City Newton)	John Ackland (Mt Albert)	Joe Ropati (Otahuhu)	Paul Sorich (Ellerslie)	Phil Harrison (Northcote)	Ian Gorden Otahuhu)	none
1984	Owen Wright (Otahuhu)	Owen Wright (Otahuhu)	Verne Wilson (Manukau)	Clayton Friend (Manukau)	Uiti Tui (Otahuhu)	Cedric Lovett (Mt Albert)	Mike McLennan (Mt Albert) & Brian Tracey (Te Atatu)	none
1985	Michael Patton (Mangere East)	Shane Cooper (Mt Albert)	James Goulding (Richmond)	Kelly Shelford (Manukau)	Joe Ropati (Otahuhu)	Kevin Hughes (Te Atatu)	Cameron Bell (Manukau)	none
1986	George Mann (Mangere East)	Paddy Burgoyne (Glenora)	Dean Lonergan (City Newton)	David Watson (Manukau)	Shane Horo (Te Atatu)	Kevin Teague (City Newton)	Brian Tracey (Te Atatu)	none
1987	Michael Patton (Glenora)	Gary Freeman (Northcote)	Rene Nordmeyer (Mangere East)	Kevin Iro (Mt Albert)	Iva Ropati (Otahuhu), Gary Freeman (Northcote) & Peter Fue (Northcote)	Dean Birch (Northcote)	Wally Green (Mangere East)	none
1988	Brett Ward (Mangere East)	Shane Hansen (Northcote)	Se'e Solomona (Richmond)	Dean Birch (Northcote)	Kelly Shelford (Glenora)	Phil Bancroft (Glenora)	Ron O'Regan (Te Atatu)	none
1989	Dave Townsend (Mangere East)	Kelly Shelford (Glenora)	Jason Lowrie (Northcote)	Stu Galbraith (Northcote)	Dave Townsend (Mangere East)	Phil Bancroft (Glenora)	Neville Ramsey (Manukau)	none
1990	Iva Ropati (Mangere East)	Tawera Nikau (Otahuhu)	Tamie Tagaloa (Te Atatu)	Stu Galbraith (Northcote)	Iva Ropati (Mangere East)	Phil Bancroft (Glenora)	Russell Cole (Glenora)	none
1991	Brian Laumatia (Mangere East)	Se'e Solomona (Glenora)	Phil Robards (Te Atatu)	Logan Campbell (Northcote)	Logan Campbell (Northcote)	Dave McIntosh (Northcote)	Dominic Clark (Mt Albert)	Stu Galbraith (Northcote)
1992	Eric McAllistar (Glenora)	Mike Patton (Glenora)	Jason Lowrie (Northcote)	Mike Kini (Te Atatu)	Vae Afoa (Northcote) & Richard Barnett (Otahuhu)	Wayne Trainor (Mt Albert)	Graeme Norton (Northcote)	Fred Sapatu (Mt Albert)
1993		Francis Leota (Otahuhu)
1994	Leroy Joe (Otahuhu)					Mark Elder (Otahuhu)
1995		Gavin Welsh (Otahuhu)		Gavin Welsh (Otahuhu)			Trevor McLeod (Otahuhu)	Gavin Welsh (Otahuhu)
1996	Peter Feau (Otahuhu)
1997					Hare Te Rangi (Otahuhu)
1998
1999	Shane Edwards (?)
2000								Paul Teniseli (Otahuhu)
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006								Fale Talaepa (Mt Albert)
2007								Victor Field
2008
2009
2010		James Blackwell (Otahuhu)		James Blackwell (Otahuhu)	Nickolas Lythgo (Marist)		Richie Blackmore (Otahuhu)

Rugby League in Auckland

Representative Teams	Auckland Pride (NC) · Counties Manukau Stingrays (NC) · Auckland Vulcans (NSW Cup)

2012 Fox Memorial Teams:	Howick Hornets · Manurewa Marlins · Point Chevalier Pirates · Northcote Tigers · Mount Albert Lions Glenora Bears · Papakura Sea Eagles · Marist Saints · Bay Roskill Vikings · Otahuhu Leopards

2011 Sharman Cup Teams:	Bay Roskill Vikings · Otara Scorpions · Manukau Magpies · Richmond Bulldogs Te Atatu Roosters · Point Chevalier Pirates · East Coast Bays Barracudas · Mangere East Hawks

2011 Phelan Shield Teams:	Papatoetoe Panthers · Glenfield Greyhounds · Ellerslie Eagles · New Lynn Stags · Hibiscus Coast Raiders · Mt Wellington Warriors Ponsonby Ponies · Pakuranga Jaguars · Waitemata Seagulls · Pukekohe Pythons · Navy/North Shore Dolphins

Defunct Teams:	BCC: Auckland Lions · Waitakere Rangers · Harbour League · Counties Manukau Jetz · Tamaki Titans · Marist Richmond Brothers · Eastern Tornadoes LRC: Auckland City Vulcans · North Harbour Sea Eagles · Waitakere City Raiders · Counties Manukau Heroes

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