Farrell is okay with 'winning ugly'

Ireland coach Andy Farrell (right) said he would take Friday's edgy 22-19 win over Argentina as they had managed to achieve something they had failed to do in the defeat by New Zealand and that was "win ugly".

The Irish dominated the first part of the match and with three tries led the Pumas by 13 points at the break, but just as against the All Blacks last Friday, ill discipline and shoddy play allowed their opponents to take the initiative.

"It was three or four games in one, wasn't it really?" said the 49-year-old Farrell.

"Obviously the over-riding feeling is we're delighted to get the win. We said last week we had a chance of winning ugly. We did that this week, that's a plus."

Farrell said in a post-match TV interview some of Ireland's discipline had been "desperate" - they conceded 13 penalties -but he was more measured at the press conference.

"It's something that we've been outstanding on over the last 10 years actually," he said.