The International Rugby Board has rubbished claims that they did not assist Fiji in securing overseas players for their Northern Hemisphere Tour.

This is after claims by coaching panelist, Glen Ella that Fiji was missing as many as 5 starters against Scotland, as a result of club commitments. Ella said though not naming the players said that the IRB regulations were not followed by the clubs.

In the IRB regulation 9 states that any player sought by their national unions for matches within approved Test windows must be released by his clubs.

However, IRB in their statement said that they did not step in to assist Fiji as FRU did not approach them for assistance.

The Flying Fijians lost their first Test against Scotland going down 23-10 before losing 41-6 early this morning to Ireland.

This morning, the only scores for the Flying Fijians came from the boots of Nicky Little after shooting successful penalties. However, the side was outwitted in their line-outs and their scrums as this saw turnovers that resulted in Scotland leading 13-3 at half time.

The next game is very crucial for the 10th ranked Flying Fijians as it is their last Game on tour this after recording two defeats so far: 23-10 to Scotland and 41-6 to Ireland.

The Flying Fijians will now face off with Romania next weekend in Burcharest.