John Cooney rugby player
John Cooney rugby player

John Cooney

1st May 1990 1.78m/85kg Scrum Half

Challenge Cup: Leicester Tigers v Ulster Rugby line ups, news and stats

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Leicester Tigers and Ulster Rugby are both bidding to emulate the four clubs to date – Bath Rugby, Leinster Rugby, Northampton Saints and Wasps - who have won the coveted double of the Challenge...

Ulster tackle the Tigers in first Challenge Cup semi

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Challenge Cup semi-final round will kick off at Welford Road on Friday when Leicester host the northern Irish outfit of Ulster.    The encounter will mark the first time these...

More than 50 players sent save-the-date letters for Lions Tour - report

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

  British and Irish Lions boss Warren Gatland has sent a letter to more than 50 potential Lions  to sound out their availability for this summer's tour according to a report in the Daily Mail.   The...

Friday's Irish Rainbow Cup Line Ups

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Teams for tomorrow's opening rounds of the PRO14 Rainbow Cup have been named and are listed below alongside live TV Broadcast information.   Captain Iain Henderson returns to the Ulster XV...

Challenge Cup Quarter-Finals: Wrap Up and Team of the Week

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

  The Challenge Cup round of 16 saw the likes of Bath, Leicester Tigers, Montpellier and Ulster all claim victories to move them ever closer to the title.   We take a look back at the weekend's...

Team News: Northampton Saints Vs Ulster Rugby

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Dan Biggar, Lewis Ludlam, Nick Isiekwe and David Ribbans are among nine changes to Northampton Saints’ starting line-up as Chris Boyd names his side to face Ulster Rugby in the...

2020/21 PRO14 Dream Team Named

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Guinness PRO14 Dream Team for the 2020/21 season has been selected by the media to recognise the most consistent performers in the Championship.   A pool of 75-plus media from across the UK,...

Internationals feature for Ulster & Leinster in crunch PRO 14 clash

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Leinster will have one foot in the final if they can come out on top in this crunch clash.   The leaders remained firmly in control of Conference A last weekend as they secured a 40-21 bonus-point...

Ulster fire in the second half but miss out on 5 points

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ulster were lucky to go into the break at 7-7 against Ospreys after Nick Timoney and John Cooney combined for a runaway try at the end of the half. The visitors were all over the home side and would be...

Pro14: John Cooney and Stuart McCloskey to start for Ulster in Glasgow contest

3 years ago by BBC Rugby News

Ulster include Ireland squad members John Cooney and Stuart McCloskey for Friday's Pro14 contest against Glasgow at Scotstoun.