WATCH | 'Don't be a smart**** ': Eddie Jones snaps at SA journo after Bok bruising

Australia's 43-12 hammering at the hands of South Africa in their opening Rugby Championship Test at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday was too much for Wallaby coach Eddie Jones to bear as he snapped at a journalist who intimated that Jones wasn't happy with facing a watered-down team.

Before Jones departed for South Africa, Jones told reporters in Sydney that he wasn't keen on facing a weakened Springbok side.

"What I am hoping for is their best team. I do not want to take down a half-baked Springboks side," Jones said before he came to South Africa.

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"It's just a great opportunity. Imagine being in the first team that's beaten South Africa in Pretoria. There's a great opportunity there."

The 31-point defeat in what was Jones' first Test in charge of the Wallabies since 2005 hurt him and while he offered no excuses for his team being swatted aside, he took offense at what he felt was a misconstrued comment, particularly since his team had to worry about the hammering that came their way.

The Wallabies had lost their seven previous Loftus games and didn't look like winning on Saturday even though they took an early 5-0 lead.

"The one thing I can tell you is that South Africans are good at winning," Jones said before he bristled.

"So, you don’t have to be a smart**** mate. We were well and truly beaten by a Springbok side that our mate is calling a B-team.

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"I never knew there was a Springbok side that was called a B-team, but now we have a new term. We weren't good enough."

Jones was aggrieved enough to walk to the journalist and clear his mind before leaving with co-captain James