Both coaches has heaped plaudits on the Wallabies forwards after their clean sweep of the tries during a dominant win over Japan in Townsville.
All eight tries came from the pack in the 56-17 victory over the Brave Blossoms, with the Aussies piling on 42 unanswered points for the win.
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The haul saw five different front-rowers cross for tries, with Aidan Ross the unlucky man to miss out as Angus Bell, Taniela Tupou, Josh Nasser, Brandon Paenga-Amosa and debutant Massimo De Lutiis all scored.
It was just the second time every starting front-rower scored, last achieved 36 years ago when Ewen McKenzie, Phil Kearns and Tony Daly scored against the USA.
Tupou was the standout, coming up with a crucial double to get the Wallabies in front.
Former coach and current Japan boss Eddie Jones could only smile and joke as he marvelled at the power of the Racing 92 prop from close.
“He must have thought there was a free pizza every time he scored a try today,” the coach joked.
“I’ll have to go and see him after the game. I might take him a pizza in.
“They get pretty excited near the line.”
The win was built off a second half shutout of the Japanese, delighting Kiss as he goes two from two in charge.
“We've done a fair bit of work in trying to manage our try zone on their tryline and get a bit of sequence and cohesion in that area,” Kiss said.
“I think we still probably cruelled a couple of ideas with knock-ons and didn't quite get where we wanted from it but I think the work that ‘Fish’ [Johnny Fisher and ‘Luge’ [John Ulugia] are doing in that area is coming through for us.”
Tupou is likely to be available for the upcoming tour of Argentina, covered under World Rugby’s reg nine laws.
Centre Len Ikitau is also preparing to return, beginning running on an ankle injury that ruled him out for the two Test series.
Meanwhile, the Wallabies remain hopeful Max Jorgensen (rib) will be good to go after he copped friendly fire from skipper Harry Wilson after an errant knee left the winger winded.
