Ireland head coach Andy Farrell was relieved his side could register the win and feels they will keep improving as the autumn progresses.
He said: “It was three or four games in one really, wasn’t it? The overriding feeling is we are delighted to get the win.
“There were a few things we needed to learn from last week, some things that we didn’t address on the field but we said last week that we had a chance of winning ugly – we did that this week so that’s a plus.
“I thought we showed some real good intent, certainly in the first half. We were direct, we were powering into them.
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