Even the best England players can get off to a bad start on their international debut...
1. Mike Brown
His awful debut: In 2007, he started in an injury-ravaged England side that suffered a record 58-10 defeat to South Africa as the Springboks ran riot in the first Test in Bloemfontein. After being at fault for a try, he left the field with an injury to conclude a nightmare debut.
What happened after? During his career, Brown has won three Six Nations Championship titles with England and one English Premiership title with Harlequins. In total, the 34-year-old won 72 caps between 2007 and 2019. Not bad considering his tough start.
2. Toby Flood
His awful debut: The youngster made an inauspicious start to his international career against Argentina in 2006. After replacing Charlie Hodgson, he threw an inaccurate pass which Federico Todeschini intercepted before racing 70m to score. He then missed a crucial conversion as Argentina went onto win 25-18, condemning England to a record seventh straight defeat. Flood as England teammates were booed by the Twickenham faithful at full time.
What happened after? At international level Flood played for England Under-20s, and made 60 full international appearances. These included the 2007 Rugby World Cup final, before his move to France in 2014 made him ineligible for further selection.
3. Matthew Tait
His awful debut: Gavin Henson caught him with a couple of huge-hitting tackles, England lost 11-9, and the second youngest player to play for England since the Second World War (Jonny Wilkinson was the youngest) was promptly thrown back into the wilderness, his self-esteem badly bruised.
What happened after? The versatile back was the last member of England's starting XV from the 2007 World Cup final defeat by South Africa still playing. Tait won 36 England caps between 2005 and 2010 and played 280 club matches, also winning the 2012 Premiership title and the 2017 Anglo-Welsh Cup with Leicester.
