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The England players you may have forgotten were selected for the British and Irish Lions

6. Christian Wade (2013)

 Wade followed Alex Corbisiero and Billy Twelvetrees out of the England squad in Argentina to Australia after being called up to act as three-quarter cover for the 2013 Lions.

He had made his England debut the weekend before in Salta and was pulled out of the team for the second Test so he could fly to Sydney in time to play against the Brumbies.

That narrow defeat against the Brumbies ended up being Wade’s sole appearance on Tour and since then the winger has not managed to crack the international set-up and has since made the move to the NFL to play American Football.

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