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Eddie Jones lashed out at journalists following Australia\u2019s defeat <\/p>\n

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Australia is at \u201crock bottom\u201d after a record defeat to Wales left Eddie Jones and the Wallabies on the brink of an \u201cembarrassing\u201d group-stage World Cup exit, as the media turned on the team following a humiliating night in Lyon.<\/p>\n

Wales recorded their biggest-ever win against Australia with a stunning 40-6 scoreline, with the two-time World Cup champions the Wallabies suffering their heaviest World Cup defeat. The result also left Australia all-but eliminated from the World Cup with a game to spare, which is set to be the first time the country has failed to reach the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n

Much of the anger was directed towards former England head coach Jones, who apologised for the record defeat but then lashed out at journalists during a tense press conference after the match. Jones was unhappy with questions surrounding a report in the Sydney Morning Herald <\/em>earlier in the day, which claimed Jones was secretly interviewed by Japanese rugby officials just days before the World Cup about taking over as the country\u2019s head coach.<\/p>\n

The Herald <\/em>called Australia\u2019s defeat \u201cembarrassing\u201d, with rugby reporter Tom Decent writing that the \u201cEddie Jones experiment can officially be declared a disaster\u201d.<\/p>\n

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\u201cRock Bottom: Wallabies worst nightmare comes true,” was the verdict from The Australian, <\/em>after Jones\u2019s team failed to turn up in what was billed as one of their biggest games in recent history.<\/p>\n

Australia second-rower Richie Arnold meanwhile painted a bleak picture when asked what went wrong for the Wallabies against Wales. \u201cWe let the country down, we let ourselves down, pretty embarrassing to be honest,\u201d he said. \u201cF***, mate, what didn\u2019t go wrong?\u201d<\/p>\n

Former New Zealand star and two-time World Cup winner Sonny Bill Williams said he felt sorry for the Australia players. “That second half, they looked like a team that just lost belief,” the former All Black told Stan Sport. \u201c40-6 was really embarrassing and I feel for these kids. They\u2019re going to carry this on for the rest of their careers and feel this until they get to come back here again and rectify it.”<\/p>\n

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