Bradley building on a dream for Edinburgh

Heard about the Irishman giving Scottish rugby fans something to cheer about? Michael Bradley’s achievements with Edinburgh are gaining notice

THE ability of a relatively unknown Irishman to strike an historic first for Scottish rugby has become one of the big puzzles of the season in Caledonia.

Bradley was on a hiding to nothing when he pitched up at Edinburgh last summer. The capital side had finished fourth and then second in the old Magners League under Andy Robinson before the Englishman moved onto the top job with the national team in summer 2009, and one of the most popular of Scottish coaches, Rob Moffat, took charge.