The Wallabies have blasted Argentina's dirty tactics in Australia's 17-6 Test win in Buenos Aires on Saturday night.

According to Toutai Kefu, Matt Cockbain and Jeremy Paul, the Australian players were eye-gouged, punched and kicked by the Pumas, and even subjected to being spat upon by the local fans.

"At half-time too when we came back in, they were lining up to spit on us," Kefu told the Daily Telegraph. "It was unbelievable. Kids were pushing each other out of the way to have a go."

"He had his fingers in my eyes and I tried to move my head away," Cockbain said after having a contact lens roughly removed by hooker Federico Mendez. "He just kept digging his fingers in so I cracked him one in the head.

"He elbowed me in the nose and I was off to the blood bin which made me filthy. I've been gouged before. But never like that."

"There's nothing manly about hitting someone and running away," Paul said. "It has to be up there with the worst Test for that sort of stuff I've played in. We tried to focus on our game, ignore the shit they threw at us."

Australian coach Eddie Jones was disgusted by both the supporters at River Plate Stadium and the game plan employed by the hosts, saying that their focus had been on things other than football.

"They didn't go out to play footy," Jones said. "Their tactics were obvious. It was a game where we had to meet a physical, violent challenge. And Argentina play negative rugby. They try to kill the ball at the tackle. No one can play free-flowing rugby against them."

Kefu also admitted that the Wallabies became so frustrated and angered by the tactics that they responded in kind, while Argentine halfback Agustin Pichot blamed Australia for what happened.

"We play aggressively but Australia came here to play negatively," Pichot said. "And they are cheats. They constantly pull your shirt and they step on you and they do it in a very professional way."