England v Samoa: Tourists rule out strike at Twickenham

Samoan players had threatened to boycott Saturday's match after accusing the Samoan Rugby Union of "incompetence"

Samoa will not be taking strike action at Saturday's autumn international against England at Twickenham.

The tourists had warned they would boycott the match after accusing the Samoan Rugby Union of "incompetence".

But on Monday the Samoa team manager Sami Leoti said: "there is no threat and the boycott has been cancelled. It's all been sorted."

Samoa's match with England is the last of their European tour, after a defeat to Italy and a win against Canada.

Leoti added: "The players met with the International Rugby Board (IRB) and the players' association and as a result of those discussions the boycott was called off.

"Now the idea is to keep the camp tight and focus on the game."

The match was put in doubt when the Samoan players contacted the IRB last month to voice their concerns about the administration of their national association.