DESPITE seeing two of his fellow coaches declared surplus to requirements after a season of unmitigated disaster, Neil Back, the man in charge of the Edinburgh forwards, has expressed interest in succeeding Michael Bradley as the head coach.
DESPITE seeing two of his fellow coaches declared surplus to requirements after a season of unmitigated disaster, Neil Back, the man in charge of the Edinburgh forwards, has expressed interest in succeeding Michael Bradley as the head coach.
Edinburgh's Roddy Grant, left, who has extended his contract with the club, marks the occasion with Back at Murrayfield. Picture: SNS
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Stuart McAllister
He believes the pain of this season, in which the team have so far won only four of 22 matches in all competitions, will produce its rewards when the young players they have been forced to blood gain experience. That, however, depends on keeping the core of the current squad together – a demand enhanced yesterday when Back was able to announce that Roddy Grant, the flanker who is a former club captain, had signed a deal to stay for another two seasons.
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