Michael Bradley spent most of his seven years at the Sportsground not just wondering if he would be in a job at the end of the season, but rather whether the Connacht team he was coaching would still be in existence. Bradley is trying to work the same oracle in Italy and knows that progress can be slow, but rewarding. CONNACHT:T O’Halloran; D Leader, T Farrell, B Aki, M Healy, J Carty, C Blade; D Buckley, D Heffernan, D Robertson-McCoy, U Dillane, G Thornbury; P Boyle, C Fainga’a, J Butler (c). Replacements: S Delahunt, M Burke, C Carey, J Cannon, R Copeland, K Marmion, T Daly, C Kelleher. Replacements: L Belcher, R Carre, D Arhip, S Lewis-Hughes, J Botham, L Williams, J Evans, G Smith.

Source: Irish Examiner April 13, 2019 04:52 UTC