WORCESTER director of rugby Alan Solomons fought his corner after fierce criticism from Sale for his starting XV.
“We have had no notifications to the contrary so each club is free to prepare for this competition in any way they wish,” he stated.
“After a difficult first block of Premiership fixtures, the players were on their knees so we chose to rest our players for the European games and it paid off with a couple of wins.
“Sale played it differently as they chose to play their first choice players in Europe and after playing eight consecutive games, they are now...