Pat Lam admits he’s tracked Magnus Bradbury’s career for the nine years before the time was right to bring him to Bristol Bears where the Scotland international has made an instant impact.
Bradbury was an under-the-radar signing for the Bears this summer, not possessing the same gravitas or profile as Ellis Genge, AJ MacGinty or even Gabriel Ibitoye given the previous hype around him, but that has suited the 27-year-old fine as he’s made a seamless transition from the Pro-12 to the Premiership.
The former Edinburgh back-rower has been an influential figure on both sides of the ball as a devastating ball-carrier from No8 but also ferocious tackler, getting through considerable amounts of work and scoring tries against Bath and Wasps.
