Ireland head coach Andy Farrell said his side held their nerve and “just about got there” after they came through a chaotic Autumn Nations Series match against Argentina with a nail-biting 22-19 win.

Clearly driven after their 19-game home unbeaten run was ended by New Zealand, Ireland raced into a 12-0 lead and held a 13-point advantage at half-time.

But Ireland struggled against a resurgent Argentina in the second half and were held scoreless, with the Pumas falling just short of a historic first win on Irish soil.

“It was three or four games in one, wasn’t it?” said Farrell.

“Obviously, the overriding feeling is we’re delighted to get the win. There’s a few things that we needed to learn from last week and some things that we didn’t address on the field.

“We said last week we had a chance of winning ugly. We did that this week, so that’s a plus.”