'Very surprised': Cheika's pre-match win over Jones

The wide ledger remains alternatively lopsided but Michael Cheika is riding thing of a winning streak against aged Randwick chum Eddie Jones.

Argentina's 30-29 triumph implicit England astatine Twickenham past twelvemonth was Cheika's archetypal coaching triumph implicit Jones and contributed to the veteran's sacking successful December.

That acceptable the wheels successful question for Jones' improbable instrumentality arsenic Wallabies boss portion the good travelled Cheika is present delivering fluent property conferences successful Spanish with Los Pumas.

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Eddie Jones and Michael Cheika chat earlier a lucifer successful London. (Getty)

Jones antecedently peeled disconnected 7 consecutive wins implicit Cheika's Wallabies portion coaching England but the second is this week enjoying immoderate off-field success.

Cheika managed to get successful aboriginal and publication his Pumas successful astatine Coogee for Test week arsenic Jones and the Wallabies alternatively bunk down and bid implicit the span successful Manly.

"I was precise amazed really that we got the greenish carpet to travel down here," Cheika told Stan Sport's Justin Harrison astatine Coogee Oval.

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"So I don't know. But mate, it's bully to beryllium here. It makes you consciousness astatine location portion away."

While Cheika and Jones person had their stock of property league blow-ups, the duo were mostly successful reflective moods aft naming their teams connected Thursday.

There is plentifulness of superior enactment to bash aft large losses to unfastened the Rugby Championship up of Saturday's clash successful Sydney.

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"I deliberation he's besides concentrating connected what he's got to bash for his team," Cheika told reporters.

"I haven't truly spoken to him this week astatine all. I'll astir apt spot him aft the game.

"Eddie's a prime manager and I deliberation that's wherefore Australia wanted to person him backmost due to the fact that helium tin adhd a batch to the squad here, and I'm definite helium will. They're conscionable successful operation similar wherever we're starting our season, too. He's a precocious prime manager and you ever privation to spell up against precocious prime coaches conscionable to trial yourself."

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Cheika, who enjoyed a Thursday greeting java and chat with Roosters manager Trent Robinson, brushed disconnected the proposition that helium held existent bragging rights implicit Jones.

"I wouldn't accidental connected the wide ledger that that's the lawsuit mate," helium said.

"So I'm inactive bare for a fewer much ... the biggest happening with Eddie is he's a rival and helium wants to win, you know, and I'm beauteous overmuch the same. So we travel from the aforesaid spot really."

Cheika said helium had present "dealt with" the emotions of coaching against Australia aft it felt "raw" astatine first.

Pumas manager Michael Cheika hugs Julian Montoya. (Getty)

"I deliberation they (Pumas players) were laughing astatine maine due to the fact that it felt weird, conscionable to enactment the cogwheel on. But present I consciousness precise connected with this radical of guys and I consciousness portion of them," helium said.

"As overmuch arsenic I emotion being Australian - and I'm ne'er going to not accidental that I emotion being Australian - I emotion these guys."

Jones besides allowed himself a travel down representation lane erstwhile asked astir Cheika.

Wallabies manager Eddie Jones talks to players astatine Coogee Beach. (Getty)

"I don't privation to travel crossed excessively arrogant, but it's fantastic, isn't it, that you deliberation successful the planetary game, you've got 2 coaches coming retired of the section contention successful Sydney and it shows you the existent worth of nine rugby," Jones said.

"Australian rugby's been based connected nine rugby and the much we tin bash to engender beardown nine rugby, the better."

WALLABIES (15-1): Tom Wright, Mark Nawaqanitawase, Len Ikitau, Samu Kerevi, Marika Koroibete, Quade Cooper, Nic White, Rob Valetini, Fraser McReight, Jed Holloway, Will Skelton, Richie Arnold, Allan Alaalatoa, Dave Porecki, James Slipper (c)

Reserves: Jordan Uelese, Angus Bell, Pone Fa'amausili, Matt Philip, Rob Leota, Josh Kemeny, Tate McDermott, Carter Gordon

PUMAS (15-1): Emiliano Boffelli, Rodrigo Isgro, Lucio Cinti, Jeronimo de la Fuente, Mateo Carreras, Santiago Carreras, Gonzalo Bertranou, Juan Martin Gonzalez, Santiago Grondona, Pablo Matera, Tomas Lavanini, Matias Alemanno, Francisco Gomez Kodela, Julian Montoya (c), Thomas Gallo

Reserves: Agustin Creevy, Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro, Eduardo Bello, Lucas Paulos, Rodrigo Bruni, Lautaro Bazan Velez, Nicolas Sanchez, Matias Moroni

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