John Cooney rugby player
John Cooney rugby player

John Cooney

1st May 1990 1.78m/85kg Scrum Half

Preview: Benetton v Ulster

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Benetton Frederico Ruzza was the only player to score a hattrick in Round 11. He is the first forward to do so for Benetton since Hame Faiva scored three tries against the Ospreys in November 2020 Settling...

Ulster ready for Munster match-up at Kingspan Stadium

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Ulster men are back in action in front of a home crowd as they look to take on Interpro rivals Munster at a packed-out Kingspan Stadium this Sunday (KO 5 15pm) in Round 11 of the BKT United Rugby...

Stat Pack: Ulster v Munster

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ulster John Cooney made 88 passes in Round 10. However, this was short of his 102 against the Scarlets in September, which remains the most passes by a single player in a match this season Hooker Tom...

United Rugby Championship Round 10 Stats

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

After an exciting weekend of the BKT United Rugby Championship, URC StatMaster have identified the top players from R10 along with the overall top team and player performances from the league so far. Top...

John Cooney wins the URC Difference Maker Award

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

👀 Here is the moment John Cooney found out he had won the Difference Maker Award 👏John was recognised for his amazing work with @wearebcmni and will receive £5k from CVC to donate to the...

United Rugby Championship Team Announcements Round 10

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

#SHAvLIO Cell C Sharks Thomas du Toit shifts over to the loosehead side Reinhard Nothnagel returns to Emirates Lions starting XV #STOvBUL BJ Dixon makes his first start of the season at...

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Connacht Rugby Vs Ulster Rugby

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

The Connacht management team have welcomed back a number of Irish internationals for tomorrow’s crucial Christmas interpro with Ulster at The Sportsground (k/o 7.35pm).   There are 12 changes...

John Cooney and Dragons RFC Named As First-Ever Winners of United Rugby Championship Unity Awards

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ulster’s John Cooney and Dragons RFC can today be revealed as the first winners of the new URC Unity Awards. Ulster Rugby scrum-half Cooney picks up the The Difference Maker Award, while Dragons...

Superb second-half rally not enough for Ulster

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ulster Rugby suffered their second successive Heineken Champions Cup Pool B loss on Saturday when they were edged out 29-36 by defending champions Stade Rochelais in a seven-try thriller at the Aviva...

Ulster men ready to take on European champions

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Dan McFarland’s side will face up to Stade Rochelais in Round 2 of this season’s Heineken Champions Cup when the French side come to Kingspan Stadium this Saturday (KO 5 30pm). Despite...