Harlequins boss rules out ever using B-team for Champions Cup ahead of Croke Park showdown

Harlequins head coach Danny Wilson said playing a second string side in the Champions Cup would be "disrespecting what the competition is". 

Harlequins face Leinster in the Champions Cup at Croke Park this weekend. Quins head coach Danny Wilson described Leinster as "very rounded and dangerous". Pic: Michael Steele/Getty Images

Harlequins head coach Danny Wilson has served notice of his side’s intentions against Leinster in Croke Park this weekend by insisting the Premiership club would never consider fielding a second-string team for a Champions Cup encounter.

The competition has been beset by a proliferation of clubs opting to use B-teams in recent seasons, both in the pool stages and in the knockout rounds. The result has been the dilution of a once-great and much-loved tournament.