Australian rugby coach Eddie Jones has branded a reporter a 'smart arse' after a heated exchange in a press conference. The 63-year-old is back coaching the Wallabies for his second stint in charge but suffered a heavy 43-12 defeat to South Africa that had decided to rest some key stars.
Jones and his men were unable to break a 60-year hoodoo at Pretoria, where an Australian side has never won and faced some heavy criticism for the way they played in their Rugby Championship opener, marking the worst loss to the Springboks since 2008.
And Jones, who is trying to prepare his side for a better outing in their next Test is against Argentina on Saturday in Sydney, got embroiled in a war of words with a journalist who asked: “Eddie, you expressed your disappointment in the week that you weren’t playing the first-choice Springboks side.
Is that a bit of relief now?” The question threw Jones in to defence mode as he responded: "South Africans are good at winning.