Bradley backs Munster to progress

Vanquished Edinburgh coach Michael Bradley believes Munster are on course to make the knockout stages of the Heineken Cup.

After suffering a shock loss to Racing Metro on the opening weekend, Rob Penney’s side ran in three ties in the final 10 minutes at Thomond Park yesterday for a 33-0 victory. The win moves them to second in Pool One behind Saracens with the sides set to clash in back-toback fixtures in December. And Bradley believes that Munster will be an improved outfit when those fixtures roll around.

The former Irish international said: “What I like about Munster this year is they have developed a game to put the ball wide and they have been getting more and more confident about it. In six weeks’ time, they will have gotten better again. I think the change in management has helped to give them an extra dimension in attack which is very good. Munster needed to move on, they still can put a lot of pressure on teams up front but they have a balance in their side now and are not afraid to go there.”