Worst World Cup piece of Journalism

With potentially the highest concentration of rugby experts on the internet I feel we are uniquely placed to asses the worst and least knowledgeable pieces of shoite located in the rugby section of newspapers and websites. So far my favourites have been the generic "we aim to win" interviews by players preceding the games and then the World Cup best beards article on the BBC and the Scotsman's ability to bleed two articles not only from an interview but sometimes even from a single quote.

Any of the Wales Online rugby journalists should be included in this, especially Andy Bowel

Anything written by Ian Morrison or Alan Massie (or, more likely, a 10 year old rugby-hating relative of those two). Those guys are just so negative about Scottish rugby - ok, thereis a lot to be negative about but to be consistently down on Edinburgh and Glasgow gets incredibly r
tedious.
On the wider picture, interviews and quotes seem to come from the same folk e.g. Josh Strauss gets a disproportionate amount on column inches. I would have thought that countries would be told who to make available?

Walesonline. Not so much the articles...the filling of webspace with links to the same article. Headline article is the very same as three or four articles filed beneath it. And then go to the side panels, the same article again - a few times.

How many times do we have to see a link to a certain article on the one page before they realise we're not falling for the buzz that "there are bundles of articles to read here if you stay long enough."

SecretFly wrote:Walesonline.  Not so much the articles...the filling of webspace with links to the same article.  Headline article is the very same as three or four articles filed beneath it.  And then go to the side panels, the same article again - a few times.

How many times do we have to see a link to a certain article on the one page before they realise we're not falling for the buzz that "there are bundles of articles to read here if you stay long enough."

Hmmmm... Secret Fly accidentally discloses that he reads Wales Online.

Haven't heard from Chunky Norwich in a while.....

Hmmm.... could they be one and the same person...?

Someone close to blowing my cover.....................

Any BS coming out of New Zealand. Their constant ignorance of any NH team other than england and france astonishes me. Apparently this was historic for Wales! Er no NZ it was not. The history book is there for all to see in respect of Wales v England games and how close it is FFS. It's not only the main media in NZ either, some numpty from the Taranaki Daily bollox paper thinks that Wales are not deserving.

NZ media and most fans have no clue about Union outside NZ never mind the SH and god forbid the NH.

rainbow-warrior wrote:Any BS coming out of New Zealand.  Their constant ignorance of any NH team other than england and france astonishes me.  Apparently this was historic for Wales! Er no NZ it was not.  The history book is there for all to see in respect of Wales v England games and how close it is FFS.  It's not only the main media in NZ either, some numpty from the Taranaki Daily bollox paper thinks that Wales are not deserving.  

NZ media and most fans have no clue about Union outside NZ never mind the SH and god forbid the NH.

LOL on the commentary did manage to say " This is the most importnat game between these two teams since the last time they met"

Throw in BOD as well there rainbow. I believe his comment was daylight robbery.

Spiro Zavos won this award quite early.

http://www.theroar.com.au/2015/09/18/spiro-will-england-helped-win-world-cup-local-fifth-columnists/

http://www.theroar.com.au/2015/09/20/spiro-england-begin-world-cup-with-a-bonus-point-whimper/

I'm sure he's capable of topping either of those before the tournament finishes, but I doubt anyone else will come close.

rainbow-warrior wrote:Any BS coming out of New Zealand.  Their constant ignorance of any NH team other than england and france astonishes me.  Apparently this was historic for Wales! Er no NZ it was not.  The history book is there for all to see in respect of Wales v England games and how close it is FFS.  It's not only the main media in NZ either, some numpty from the Taranaki Daily bollox paper thinks that Wales are not deserving.  

NZ media and most fans have no clue about Union outside NZ never mind the SH and god forbid the NH.

This made me chuckle. Now the press speaks on behalf of all NZers...

To enlighten you rainbow-warrior, the UK press and media are wondering if this is Wales' greatest victory over England.

Anything in the Times. Thankfully the paywall has saved me from Stephen Jones-itis.

chewed_mintie wrote:

rainbow-warrior wrote:Any BS coming out of New Zealand.  Their constant ignorance of any NH team other than england and france astonishes me.  Apparently this was historic for Wales! Er no NZ it was not.  The history book is there for all to see in respect of Wales v England games and how close it is FFS.  It's not only the main media in NZ either, some numpty from the Taranaki Daily bollox paper thinks that Wales are not deserving.  

NZ media and most fans have no clue about Union outside NZ never mind the SH and god forbid the NH.

This made me chuckle.  Now the press speaks on behalf of all NZers...

To enlighten you rainbow-warrior, the UK press and media are wondering if this is Wales' greatest victory over England.

I live in NZ you div. I hear the NZ news and read the NZ media. Really not concerned about the media in the UK we know it is controlled by London and imagine the Sunday papers were 6 pages short after Wales stuffing up the invincible English.

blackcanelion wrote:Anything in the Times. Thankfully the paywall has saved me from Stephen Jones-itis.

Well I think he'd be furious that his lads didn't go for the kick at the end.

rainbow-warrior wrote:

chewed_mintie wrote:

rainbow-warrior wrote:Any BS coming out of New Zealand.  Their constant ignorance of any NH team other than england and france astonishes me.  Apparently this was historic for Wales! Er no NZ it was not.  The history book is there for all to see in respect of Wales v England games and how close it is FFS.  It's not only the main media in NZ either, some numpty from the Taranaki Daily bollox paper thinks that Wales are not deserving.  

NZ media and most fans have no clue about Union outside NZ never mind the SH and god forbid the NH.

This made me chuckle.  Now the press speaks on behalf of all NZers...

To enlighten you rainbow-warrior, the UK press and media are wondering if this is Wales' greatest victory over England.

I live in NZ you div.  I hear the NZ news and read the NZ media.  Really not concerned about the media in the UK we know it is controlled by London and imagine the Sunday papers were 6 pages short after Wales stuffing up the invincible English.  

I realise this, you can tell by all the anti-NZ vitriol you usually spit out. There's no need to resort to childish name calling though, unless maybe you're a keyboard warrior?

I miss Stephen Jones. But we have Mark Reason now. A poor mans Jones it has to be said. People don't even read his articles but jump straight to the comments section to take the mickey out of him. He's from England and he is not very good. Actually he's terrible.

chewed_mintie wrote:

rainbow-warrior wrote:

chewed_mintie wrote:

rainbow-warrior wrote:Any BS coming out of New Zealand.  Their constant ignorance of any NH team other than england and france astonishes me.  Apparently this was historic for Wales! Er no NZ it was not.  The history book is there for all to see in respect of Wales v England games and how close it is FFS.  It's not only the main media in NZ either, some numpty from the Taranaki Daily bollox paper thinks that Wales are not deserving.  

NZ media and most fans have no clue about Union outside NZ never mind the SH and god forbid the NH.

This made me chuckle.  Now the press speaks on behalf of all NZers...

To enlighten you rainbow-warrior, the UK press and media are wondering if this is Wales' greatest victory over England.

I live in NZ you div.  I hear the NZ news and read the NZ media.  Really not concerned about the media in the UK we know it is controlled by London and imagine the Sunday papers were 6 pages short after Wales stuffing up the invincible English.  

I realise this, you can tell by all the anti-NZ vitriol you usually spit out.  There's no need to resort to childish name calling though, unless maybe you're a keyboard warrior?

Now now, unless you actually have the evidence to tell me I am wrong in my estimation of Kiwi media you should just shut up In fact tonight there was such a serious item on Seven Sharp with the HATE'O'METER and who NZ'ers hated the most...england or Australia. My vitrol is against people like you who think you know it all (a bit like NZ media) but know nothing.

rainbow-warrior wrote:

chewed_mintie wrote:

rainbow-warrior wrote:

chewed_mintie wrote:

rainbow-warrior wrote:Any BS coming out of New Zealand.  Their constant ignorance of any NH team other than england and france astonishes me.  Apparently this was historic for Wales! Er no NZ it was not.  The history book is there for all to see in respect of Wales v England games and how close it is FFS.  It's not only the main media in NZ either, some numpty from the Taranaki Daily bollox paper thinks that Wales are not deserving.  

NZ media and most fans have no clue about Union outside NZ never mind the SH and god forbid the NH.

This made me chuckle.  Now the press speaks on behalf of all NZers...

To enlighten you rainbow-warrior, the UK press and media are wondering if this is Wales' greatest victory over England.

I live in NZ you div.  I hear the NZ news and read the NZ media.  Really not concerned about the media in the UK we know it is controlled by London and imagine the Sunday papers were 6 pages short after Wales stuffing up the invincible English.  

I realise this, you can tell by all the anti-NZ vitriol you usually spit out.  There's no need to resort to childish name calling though, unless maybe you're a keyboard warrior?

Now now, unless you actually have the evidence to tell me I am wrong in my estimation of Kiwi media you should just shut up  In fact tonight there was such a serious item on Seven Sharp with the HATE'O'METER and who NZ'ers hated the most...england or Australia.  My vitrol is against people like you who think you know it all (a bit like NZ media) but know nothing.

I don't doubt what you say about the NZ media, I wasn't questioning it at all.  But you allow yourself to get all hot and bothered over what a few articles say (or don't say) in the media.  So bloody what?  I bet you get agitated over a Chris Rattue 'story' but applaud inwardly with every word Mark Reason commits to paper.  I couldn't give a stuff what anyone in any country writes but I take umbrage with you saying that every NZ supporter believes it also.  No, they don't...and guess what - you haven't asked all of them either so don't pretend to know what every kiwi rugby fan is thinking.

At least you've admitted to your vitriol.  Small steps and all that.....

chewed_mintie wrote:

rainbow-warrior wrote:

chewed_mintie wrote:

rainbow-warrior wrote:

chewed_mintie wrote:

rainbow-warrior wrote:Any BS coming out of New Zealand.  Their constant ignorance of any NH team other than england and france astonishes me.  Apparently this was historic for Wales! Er no NZ it was not.  The history book is there for all to see in respect of Wales v England games and how close it is FFS.  It's not only the main media in NZ either, some numpty from the Taranaki Daily bollox paper thinks that Wales are not deserving.  

NZ media and most fans have no clue about Union outside NZ never mind the SH and god forbid the NH.

This made me chuckle.  Now the press speaks on behalf of all NZers...

To enlighten you rainbow-warrior, the UK press and media are wondering if this is Wales' greatest victory over England.

I live in NZ you div.  I hear the NZ news and read the NZ media.  Really not concerned about the media in the UK we know it is controlled by London and imagine the Sunday papers were 6 pages short after Wales stuffing up the invincible English.  

I realise this, you can tell by all the anti-NZ vitriol you usually spit out.  There's no need to resort to childish name calling though, unless maybe you're a keyboard warrior?

Now now, unless you actually have the evidence to tell me I am wrong in my estimation of Kiwi media you should just shut up  In fact tonight there was such a serious item on Seven Sharp with the HATE'O'METER and who NZ'ers hated the most...england or Australia.  My vitrol is against people like you who think you know it all (a bit like NZ media) but know nothing.

I don't doubt what you say about the NZ media, I wasn't questioning it at all.  But you allow yourself to get all hot and bothered over what a few articles say (or don't say) in the media.  So bloody what?  I bet you get agitated over a Chris Rattue 'story' but applaud inwardly with every word Mark Reason commits to paper.  I couldn't give a stuff what anyone in any country writes but I take umbrage with you saying that every NZ supporter believes it also.  No, they don't...and guess what - you haven't asked all of them either so don't pretend to know what every kiwi rugby fan is thinking.

At least you've admitted to your vitriol.  Small steps and all that.....

Most of you are like sheep pal. Like the time Ted failed in 2007, you all stood behind the media and shouted that he should be sacked ..... or shall we say the vast majority of kiwis did. Pages of slating Ted in the press, constant jibes by the zombies that host the News and other topical programmes. Unfortunately NZ'ers are like American's, no minds of your own for the most.

See, there you go lumping everyone together again.  You don’t speak for me or any other person in NZ.  You can try and insult kiwis all you want to suit your own agenda but you just look sad doing it

RW, if New Zealanders rile you so much, why did you move there?