Jarryd Hayne mistaken as Kiwi by 49ers

Jarryd Hayne was mistaken for a Kiwi on the 49ers official Twitter feed. Photo / Getty Images.

Two brilliant punt returns from Australian star Jarryd Hayne had social media humming yesterday but the San Franscisco 49ers official Tweeter won't have made any new Aussie friends after labelling the code-hopping speedster a Kiwi.

The 49ers' official Twitter feed mistakenly sent an online shout-out to celebrate two of Hayne's punt returns with a picture of a NZ flag.

The 49ers Tweet

The tweet was first spotted on sportal.com.au.

The online gaffe was retweeted hundreds of times before it was deleted.

@49ers @mattlogue7 @jarrydhayne_1 hey that's the New Zealand flag!!!!!

— Jono Maloney (@MaloneyJono) August 24, 2015

@49ers @jarrydhayne_1 New Zealand flag even tho he Aussie?

— Louis (@loudoglfc) August 24, 2015

@49ers @jarrydhayne_1 It’s easy to do… but that’s the NZ flag, not AUS 🇦🇺

— Jonno Simpson (@JonnoSimpson) August 24, 2015

But they got it right in the end.

RB @jarrydhayne_1 is averaging 28-yards per punt return on 3 attempts. 🇦🇺 pic.twitter.com/RCnq7WxRud

— San Francisco 49ers (@49ers) August 24, 2015

Hayne, who was the focus of pre-game television hype, wasted no time in putting his stamp on the home game against the Dallas Cowboys, taking a punt while running backwards over his shoulder and then turning up field for a classy 27-yard return after the opening Cowboys drive.

Proving he's no flash in the pan the former rugby league star then backed it up with a 34-yard run on the next Dallas punt and was only stopped from running the length by Cowboys punter Chris Jones.

When the 27-year-old rookie took his third return for another 23-yard gain commentators gushed: "Going to be hard not to put that guy on this football team."