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Christian Wade excites with outrageous touchdown in first NFL match

Christian Wade (Photo by Lynne Cameron/Getty Images)

Christian Wade has made an emphatic start to his NFL career with an audacious 70-metre touchdown.

The NFL’s official Twitter account posted the match highlight, which shows Wade doubtlessly winning over countless fans with his first touch of the football.

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The former England international showed off his trademark pace, receiving the ball on his own 30-yard line then skipping through the defence to net his team the 6-pointer.

The commentators were in raptures with Christian Wade’s score – but perhaps not as much as the Buffalo fans.

“They are going crazy for their friend from England,” said one commentator.

Many Twitter users commented on Wade’s ‘unusual’ ball-carrying style – obviously something he’s retained from his rugby days.

The Bills went on to win the pre-season match 24-16.

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I'm flabbergasted that our pundits are so obsessed with a poor substitution and have failed to notice the only time we got anywhere near the tryline was an interception. England have no attack. It's a shambles and it's exactly what I've always expected from Borthers and the Wiggler.

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Tom 23 minutes ago
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Borthers should go. He hasn't got what it takes. England's defence was the only thing we had going for us with Felix Jones and Borthers couldn't keep him. Set piece is ok. Our attack is AWFUL and he's shown zero sign of trying to do anything about it.

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Bigal52 26 minutes ago
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And what do you call a professional grade. Explain how you would coach them. It's very obvious you've been there done that. So let us all into your secret

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Tom 27 minutes ago
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Yep

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Tom 28 minutes ago
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It's got nothing to do with Slade.


It doesn't matter who you put in what shirt, they have no attacking gameplan except chasing kicks. The whole backline is muddled and static.

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Tom 31 minutes ago
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Agree. England's defence was passionate but poorly organised and their attack was terrible. England have gone backwards. We created nothing and NZ made a lot of clean line breaks.

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Tom 33 minutes ago
Borthwick, it's time to own up – Andy Goode

Completely and utterly agree mate. The whole George Ford kick substitution issue pales into significance compared to the issue that we didn't get anywhere near the bloody tryline except with an interception. Our attack is nonexistent. If we're only getting a maximum of 3 points on an entry to the red zone it doesn't matter who's on the damn bench! Borthers and Wigglesworth spent their careers trotting after kicks and taking set pieces, that's how they think rugby should be played. The scoreline was incredibly flattering, England were poor.

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Bull Shark 48 minutes ago
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You can’t knock the defence.


The entire England defence was on the wrong side of the break down.

England conceded three tries. There defence was poor. And they only scored one (intercept) try. So their much lauded attack was also poor.


England are worse than they were last year.

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fl 52 minutes ago
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That's what you get with Smith! He's still a player who is more likely to provide a moment of brilliance than a well structured attack.


Meanwhile Ford is someone who will give you brilliant phase play throughout a test match, but he's not fast enough to properly take advantage of a tired defence in the last 20 minutes.


Picking Smith to start and Ford off the bench, rather than the other way around, or giving either one of them the full 80, is a baffling decision.

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DA 1 hour ago
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Boks by 10.

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fl 1 hour ago
Mick Cleary: 'Borthwick needs to have faith in Marcus Smith'

I think everyone is aware that Ford is poor defensively. He's actually improved significantly recently, and looked really strong in the tackle in the six nations, but still I think if we're judging fly-halves purely on their defence, Ford is a long way off the standard set by Farrell, Smith, and Smith.


But that isn't why he keeps getting picked. Its because of what an incredible attacking fly-half he's been for over a decade.

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DA 1 hour ago
Jake White: It isn't only the All Blacks who have lost their aura

"If the Boks are not switched on 100% against the top 8/9 teams, they could lose." This applies to every other team as well, not just the Boks

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DA 1 hour ago
Jake White: It isn't only the All Blacks who have lost their aura

you lot with the Irish are the biggest boasters and so you do care about your"aura"

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