Michael Bradley begins Zebre mission

Michael Bradley admits it: His Italian isn’t up to much.

“I know ‘molto bene’ is very good, but I need the opposite of that,” he says, laughing.

He’ll get there. It’s only two months since news of his imminent appointment as head coach with what is now the rebranded and hopefully revitalised Zebre Rugby Club began to circulate and half that since the announcement was made public.