Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt was beeming with pride after his side's remarkable victory over the Springboks.
If this wasn't the Wallabies' greatest ever victory, it was certainly their most improbable after Schmidt's revitalised outfit recovered from 22-0 down in Johannesburg.
With skipper Harry Wilson, fellow back-rower Fraser McReight, fullback Tom Wright and veteran flyhalf James O'Connor starring, the Wallabies piled on four unanswered second-half tries to record Australia's first victory over the Springboks at altitude since 1963.
The two-time defending world champion Springboks looked set to consign Australia's last-up victory over the British and Irish Lions to a distant memory when they raced out to their 22-0 lead inside 18 minutes.
But the Wallabies are otherwise savouring a truly incredible win at Ellis Park.
Schmidt described the Wallabies' start as "horrendous" and said relief was his over-riding emotion in the immediate aftermath to a pulsating encounter.
"I'm just blown away a little bit by the way they stayed in the game," he said. "At 22-0 down after 20 minutes, it would be easy to fall out of the game.
"I know how much it means to them. They're incredibly proud of the gold jersey that they wear and the bond that they're forming between themselves."
Schmidt felt the Wallabies could still win despite the deficit, with the side rallying in defence to hold out the top-ranked team.
"We talked mostly about the second 20 (minutes)," he told Stan Sport.
"We won the second 5-0, and we said, 'Well, if we can win the second 5-0, we can win the next 5-0 and then we're in the game.
"And once we got into the game, I just felt that we grew in confidence."
Schmidt said it was important for the Wallabies to celebrate the remarkable win before shifting focus to next week's second Rugby Championship clash with the Boks in Cape Town.
The coach was unsure how serious the injuries to Harry Wilson (knee) and Dylan Pietsch (jaw)were.
"Pietsch, obviously he did hurt his jaw. We're not sure to what degree at the moment," Schmidt said.
"I'd love to think it's just bruising but we're going to have to get a little bit of a look at that in time.
"With Harry as well, he got a bit of a wobble on it but he's feeling a little bit more comfortable now. So we live in hope."
