The International Rugby Board (IRB) wants no repeat of Samoa’s threatened boycott of this weekend’s match against England ahead of next year’s World Cup.

Samoa’s players had warned they were contemplating pulling out of Saturday’s clash at Twickenham as a protest against their treatment by the Samoa Rugby Union (SRU).

IRB chief executive Brett Gosper on Monday said talks involving the SRU, players, the International Rugby Players’ Association and the IRB meant “there is no threat to the game whatsoever at Twickenham”.

IRB chairman Bernard Lapasset said while the short-term issue of getting the go-ahead for the game had been dealt with, underlying grievances of Samoa’s players had still to be resolved.

“The first priority was to get the game in place at Twickenham and that has been achieved.

“We are in discussion with the Samoans. I have had a personal letter from the president of the Samoa Rugby Union which I have responded to and we have opened discussions with the players themselves.

“There is no solution at the moment. It was just important we confirm what the Samoan players did today – they will play against England.”

Last week, the Samoan players’ unhappiness became public knowledge when, following a report in Britain’s Rugby Paper, the IRB released a statement saying it had been made aware of the Pacific Islanders’ concerns in October.

Monday’s Samoa Observer said the grievances included an alleged lack of financial transparency within the SRU, with players expected to pay air fares, coaches denied a free-rein on selection and team line-ups announced first via social media.

Samoa, the top-performing Pacific island nation and twice World Cup quarter-finalists, in recent years have beaten Australia, Wales and Scotland.

With the World Cup in England just 10 months’ away, Lapasset said the IRB had to maintain dialogue with countries such as Samoa.

Gosper, asked if the IRB needed to look more closely at the way in which the funds it gave to Samoa were being used, said there were very stringent criteria already in place but refused to rule out further investigations.