Misspelled XV

Just my over-elaborate way of telling some posters (and a few journalists) to learn to spell

15. Lee Bryne
14. Morgan Stoddard
13. Casey Lualua
12. Manu Tuilangi
11. Tonerai Chavanga
10. Dan Bigger
9. Travis Knoyle
8. Toby Falatau
7. Sam Warbuton
6. Justin Tuperic
5. Paul O'Connor
4. Richie Grey
3. Carl Haymans
2. Kevin Mealamu
1. Alex Corbisero

19. Tom Woods
20. Ben Young

22. Chris Chekai

Just a couple that have driven me mad over the years, there must be some I'm forgetting. Sorry it's mainly Welsh or Welsh-based, others may educate me on some of the common mispellings around their country or clubs.

Tuilangi can play 12. There must be bench spots for Ben Young and Tom Woods as well.

Oh yes, Tonderai Chavanga can also slot in on the wing.

They could be mis-managed at a very senior level by Rob Andrews

Richie Grey, surely?

You forgot Czekaj

or Chekai, Checkeye, Czekay

Imanol Harinordonkey

Knowsit 17
So you can appreciate how mad people get driven when people spell casey Laulala's name as casey Lualua

Schalk Burger is often spelt as Berger, HE DOESN'T drive a car in F1.

Doncha O'Callaghan

Lifeimi Mafi

Paul oconnill, O,Conell, O'Connel, O'Connor

Ronan O'gara, sh1thead, barndoor, Ronan O'Turnstyle

aucklandlaurie wrote: Knowsit 17
So you can appreciate how mad people get driven when people spell casey Laulala's name as casey Lualua

I think I can, good grief. I had to wait until Blues had bought him before being certain how it was spelt as everyone was spelling it differently. There's not even one Lua in it, let alone two

Pot Hale wrote:Doncha O'Callaghan

Lifeimi Mafi

Paul oconnill, O,Conell, O'Connel, O'Connor

Ronan O'gara, sh1thead, barndoor, Ronan O'Turnstyle

One of them has to go up.

I swear some people make no effort whatsoever. Kinda diminishes any hope the human race had left.

Barney McGrew did it wrote:Imanol Harinordonkey

Seconded!

Haymans?

Keith Woods (Wood)
Felipe Conteponi (Contepomi)

Two common misspelt names that annoyed me most.

biltong.
often spelled as biltone, bitlong (it is a compliment I know)

Lee Dixon (Dickson) for scrum half!

biltongbek wrote:biltong.
often spelled as biltone, bitlong (it is a compliment I know)

My son tried some biltong yesterday - loved it

irfon17 wrote:

Barney McGrew did it wrote:Imanol Harinordonkey

Seconded!

That's just how Jiffy says it.

What about Sailosi Tagicakibau


Also, I still some people that can't Spell Austin Healey...
They still spell it 'Annoying little s**t'

The best has to be Logoviii as Logo the 8th

Mealamu is actually Keven. Not Kevin.
Must be the most commonly mispelt name ive seen in the rugby press.

Well many New Zealand names aren't easy to spell without some reference on the net.

Mealamu
Muliaina
Rococoko

etc.

Its not just names, its everything. My 22 year old nephew sent me a text yesterday and i cant figure out if he is coming to visit me or not...

Pot Hale wrote:

Ronan O'gara, sh1thead, barndoor, Ronan O'Turnstyle

Taylorman wrote:Mealamu is actually Keven. Not Kevin.
Must be the most commonly mispelt name ive seen in the rugby press.

This is the fault of people not being able to spell their own names
Ricky Flutey
Kerry Sweeney etc

Also Thom Evans is a problem. From what I understand that is his full name, not shortened from Thomas ( which most people would do as Tom).
Any Green(e), Clark(e) or similar always a nightmare.
The Leicester "triplets" Micky/Ben/Tom Young(s)

It's not usually the spelling as much as the pronounciation - I almost cried with laughter the first time I heard Jiffy's "Emmanuel Hairy Knorr Donkey".

Martin (Martyn) Williams

Chris Patterson (Paterson)
and what about that Hape guy's first name Shontane or something equally daft !

It´s not just the difficult ones. I´ve seen some easy ones with duff spellings. Off the top of my head Kieran Read instead of Kieran Reid, Brad Thorn instead of Thorne, Carl Hayman inexplicably takes a plural s for many. Richie McCaw often is inexplicably spelled as Richie McCheat.

I try not to be the grammar police or mock people´s orthographic deficiencies but every so often when marking I find myself in need of letting off some steam. So if you´re orthographically challenged because you were never really good at spelling or because you played in the front row and weren´t a back with all the looks and intellect - that'll stir things up! - then you´re (not your) fine with me. Just stay out of my way when I´ve read 10 straight essays with no idea for what we use the apostrophe.

And by the way Biltong mate. It´s Bryce Lawrence. Not f***ing **** features. Don´t make me take out my red pen I use for marking.

Richie McCaw often is inexplicably spelled as Richie McCheat.

It is his beloved nickname as I witnessed it, not the way they spell it.

So if you´re orthographically challenged because you were never really good at spelling or because you played in the front row and weren´t a back with all the looks and intellect

I was a frontrow and I can categorically state that my second language skills are not only eloquent, efficient and full of satire, but also versatile and diplomatic.

It´s Bryce Lawrence. Not f***ing **** features.

It isn't Bryce, it is Bruce.

Bruce - australia - benefit.


get it...






agh, forget it.

I get it mate. Unfortunately so did Bruce. I mean Bryce. I mean Barnsey. I mean

kiakahaaotearoa wrote:I get it mate. Unfortunately so did Bruce. I mean Bryce. I mean Barnsey. I mean

We should remove the B's from all their surnames.

Bryce - Bruce - Ruce - ruse - action or plan which is intended to deceive someone

Barnes - Arnes - Ar.......well you know where I am going with this one.


Ain't word association games just grand.

Karl Hymen

Pot Hale wrote:Doncha O'Callaghan
Ronan O'gara, sh1thead, barndoor, Ronan O'Turnstyle

Surely it's Ronan O'Gambler?

Ones that really bug me are when Ken Owens is constantly called Ken Owen, and when Gareth Owen is called Gareth Owens. Ken has an S, and Gareth doesn't. It's a real pet hate of mine as I am an Owens, and have had to correct my name so many times of letters from School/Banks/Work etc

21st Century Schizoid Man wrote:Chris Patterson (Paterson)

My favourite incorrect pronunciation (and then spelling in the press) of his name was when Chris was incorrectly pronounced Colin by some muppet back around the '05 Lions tour.

Philipe Contempomi, Contypommy, Contemopi...ah you know who I mean!

Shane Who (it's Walliams ffs!)

Barney McGrew did it wrote:Shane Who (it's Walliams ffs!)

best example yet Barney.

I think the next one will be George Who.

George South

Knowsit17 wrote:George South

Yeah people always get that wrong, and its Hugo Northwell that played for Scotland

ScarletSpiderman wrote:

Knowsit17 wrote:George South

Yeah people always get that wrong, and its Hugo Northwell that played for Scotland

I thought it was Hugo Porta from South America.

Can I add in Alun Wyn Jones for a couple of reasons.

1.It's Alun not Alan
2. His surname is Jones, not Wyn Jones (Andrew Cotter)

chris_501 wrote:Can I add in Alun Wyn Jones for a couple of reasons.

1.It's Alun not Alan
2. His surname is Jones, not Wyn Jones (Andrew Cotter)

Just out of interest does the 'Wyn' have any significance or is it just a middle name?

It's there to narrow down the Jones name a little more, as it's quite a common name in Wales. If you're reading out roll call for training and you say Jones, nearly everybody says Aye. Wyn Jones and fewer answer.

They say John Smith is the most common English name but I don't know a single one. I would've thought John Thomas would be far more common. I'd say roughly 50 per cent of the population are in direct contact with a John Thomas on a daily basis and overwhelmingly more on an indirect basis.

kiakahaaotearoa wrote: I would've thought John Thomas would be far more common.

Maybe if it wasnt a slang term for "Winkle"

That was my line of thinking though PSW.

Mat Bannahan