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LIVE 24m ago URC: Ackermann makes tactical tweaks for Munster showdown, Oosthuizen returns for Lions This weekend’s teams, fixtures and results for Round 14 of the United Rugby Championship.

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What happened

LIVE 24m ago URC: Ackermann makes tactical tweaks for Munster showdown, Oosthuizen returns for Lions This weekend’s teams, fixtures and results for Round 14 of the United Rugby Championship.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Ackermann makes tactical tweaks for Munster showdown, Oosthuizen returns for Lions”

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The evidence includes web searches and Wikipedia entries, but none directly confirm Ackermann's tactical adjustments or Oosthuizen's return to the Lions squad. The sources mention unrelated events like squad returns and player recoveries, but no specific claims about the stated tactical changes or Oosthuizen's participation.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 United Rugby Championship is the ongoing 25th season of the professional rugby union competition currently known as the United Rugby Championship, the highest level domestic club rugby com…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_United_Rugby_Champions…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Lions (known as the Fidelity SecureDrive Lions for sponsorship reasons) is a South African professional rugby union team based in Johannesburg in the Gauteng province. They competed in the Super R…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lions_(United_Rugby_Championsh…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of player movements for South African Super Rugby teams prior to the end of the 2017 Super Rugby season. Departure and arrivals of all players that were included in a Super Rugby squad …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_2016–17_Super_Rugby_tr…

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Claim 2: “URC Round 13: Over to Stormers as SA trio of teams earn statement wins at home”

INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

No evidence was found in web searches, cross-references, or Wikipedia entries to support the claim about URC Round 13 results. The claim remains unverified due to the absence of relevant sources.

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Claim 3: “This weekend’s teams, fixtures and results for Round 14 of the United Rugby Championship”

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Multiple web search results and Wikipedia entries confirm the URC fixtures and results for Round 14, including the scheduling of matches. The sources explicitly reference the URC season's fixture structure, supporting the claim about this weekend's fixtures.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024–25 United Rugby Championship was the 24th season of the professional rugby union competition currently known as the United Rugby Championship, the highest level domestic rugby competition in …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024–25_United_Rugby_Champions…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United Rugby Championship (URC) is an annual rugby union competition involving professional teams from Ireland, Italy, Scotland, South Africa, and Wales. For sponsorship reasons the league is know…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Rugby_Championship

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Claim 4: “URC Round 12: Lions without Venter, Schickerling to captain Stormers at Ellis Park”

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The cross-reference explicitly states 'Lions without Venter, Schickerling to captain Stormers at Ellis Park,' but no other independent sources confirm Venter's absence. While Schickerling's captaincy is corroborated by the cross-reference and one web search, the claim as a whole lacks sufficient corroboration for all components.

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