Ireland score three tries en route to beating Argentina 22-19 in Dublin but Andy Farrells side did not score a point in the second half; a 22-9 advantage at half-time almost entirely wiped out, with J

Head coach Andy Farrell was satisfied to celebrate an “ugly” victory after Ireland returned to winning ways by scraping a 22-19 success over spirited Argentina in Dublin. The Six Nations champions survived a major scare as they held off a stirring fightback from Los Pumas to bounce back from last weekend’s deflating 23-13 defeat to New Zealand.

Ireland survived a fierce second half comeback from Argentina to narrowly defeat the Pumas 22-19 at the Aviva Stadium on Friday and just about bounce back from last week's disappointing loss to New Zealand.