PHOTO: Jarryd Hayne says he will learn from his NFL debut after making his first appearance for the 49ers.
Hayne's dream of a code-jump from NRL football to a career in gridiron became a reality in Santa Clara as the Niners beat the Minnesota Vikings 20-3 on Tuesday afternoon, but his first touch of the pigskin was far from ideal.Jarryd Hayne has said he will learn from his debut NFL appearance after making a shaky but ultimately solid start to life in American football.
He fumbled the ball on a first quarter punt return for the 49ers, handing the ball to the Minnesota Vikings on the opening play of his NFL career.
After an injury to veteran Bush late in the opening quarter, Hayne assumed a support role to running back Carlos Hyde.
The NFL debutant said after the match he was furious with himself for the fumble, but was pleased with how he adjusted as the match went on.
"I can't go back in time," Hayne said.
"I just needed to move ahead.
"I definitely learned from this game. My first professional game. Started a bit shaky, but it was good to get a couple of runs."His second chance to return a punt came early in the second quarter, but the swirling wind at the 49ers' stadium in Santa Clara pushed the punt out of bounds.
In the absence of Bush, San Francisco continued to stick with Hyde for the running game.
However, Hayne eventually entered the game on offence and made a one-yard run.
Two plays later he caught a pass out of the backfield from quarterback Colin Kaepernick, stepped past one defender and made seven yards on the play.
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