# john-cooney - Friday 13 November, 2020
# Proving A Point
# Proving A Point
Meanwhile, props Eric O’Sullivan and Tom O’Toole continue to develop with the northern province.
# john-cooney - Monday 2 November, 2020
# Pro14
# Pro14
Mike Lowry claimed Ulster’s crucial try in Rodney Parade.
# Talisman
# Talisman
Dan McFarland’s men are away to Cardiff Blues in the Pro14 this evening.
# john-cooney - Sunday 1 November, 2020
# On The Road
# On The Road
Matty Rea will win his 50th cap for the province, while Billy Burns and Luke Marshall return from injury.
# john-cooney - Monday 26 October, 2020
# Ouch
# Ouch
Jamison Gibson-Park’s international debut was tempered with a tight hamstring.
# john-cooney - Thursday 8 October, 2020
# The42 Rugby Weekly
# The42 Rugby Weekly
John Cooney’s omission from the Ireland squad was discussed on today’s episode of The42 Rugby Weekly.
# john-cooney - Wednesday 7 October, 2020
# Nines
# Nines
The 30-year-old came off the bench three times during the Six Nations earlier this year.
# Recognition
# Recognition
Linda Djougang, Edel McMahon and Cliodhna Moloney are nominated for the Women’s XVs Player of the Year award.
# john-cooney - Saturday 19 September, 2020
# Resilience
# Resilience
The Ulster scrumhalf will start tomorrow’s Champions Cup quarter-final against Toulouse after surprisingly being dropped last Saturday.
# john-cooney - Friday 18 September, 2020
# John Cooney
# John Cooney
Dan McFarland has made four changes to the side that were defeated by Leinster in last week’s Pro14 final.
# john-cooney - Friday 11 September, 2020
# John Cooney
# John Cooney
Ulster coach Dan McFarland made the bravest call of his coaching career today – opting to start Alby Mathewson over talisman John Cooney
# john-cooney - Thursday 10 September, 2020
# Selection
# Selection
Scott Fardy, Will Connors, Max Deegan, John Cooney and Stuart McCloskey were named in the XV.
# john-cooney - Thursday 21 May, 2020
# John Cooney
# John Cooney
John Cooney lifts the lid on his exclusion from Ireland’s World Cup squad and says he wasn’t given the chance he deserved.
# john-cooney - Thursday 27 February, 2020
# Ratings
# Ratings
There is a growing appetite for Andy Farrell to give opportunities to some of the less-experienced members of his Guinness Six Nations squad.
# john-cooney - Tuesday 25 February, 2020
# Experience
# Experience
The 34-year-old New Zealander will join in July.
# john-cooney - Tuesday 4 February, 2020
# Craic The Whip
# Craic The Whip
Ireland’s new training base in Abbottstown has allowed for tweaks too.
# john-cooney - Monday 3 February, 2020
# Friends And Rivals
# Friends And Rivals
The two scrum-halves were presented for media duty simultaneously today and it wasn’t awkward at all.
# Battle
# Battle
Both Ireland scrum-halves contributed impressive moments against Scotland.
# john-cooney - Wednesday 29 January, 2020
# Spotlight
# Spotlight
Andy Farrell has opted to keep John Cooney on the Ireland bench for the Scotland clash.
# john-cooney - Monday 27 January, 2020
# In Form
# In Form
Garry Ringrose, Jordan Larmour, Tadhg Furlong, John Cooney and Marcell Coetzee all nominated for European player of the year prize.
# john-cooney - Friday 24 January, 2020
# Depth Chart
# Depth Chart
Conor Murray is under pressure from John Cooney and Luke McGrath at scrum-half.
# john-cooney - Wednesday 22 January, 2020
# Competition
# Competition
Andy Farrell continues to underline the importance of competition, but is tight-lipped over selection for next week’s Six Nations opener.
# john-cooney - Saturday 18 January, 2020
# Confidence
# Confidence
The Ulster scrum-half is brimming with energy and belief in a superb run of form with Ulster.
# john-cooney - Thursday 9 January, 2020
# Competition
# Competition
Johann van Graan says the scrum-half has been ‘really good’ in the red jersey recently.
# john-cooney - Monday 6 January, 2020
# Contention
# Contention
The likes of Will Addison, Stuart McCloskey and Rob Herring are also putting their hands up.
# john-cooney - Friday 3 January, 2020
# Inter-pro
# Inter-pro
The performance of the scrum-halves will undoubtedly draw the eye during tonight’s inter-pro.
# john-cooney - Saturday 14 December, 2019
# In Form
# In Form
The scrum-half’s superb form rolled on last night in London.
# john-cooney - Thursday 12 December, 2019
# The42 Rugby Weekly
# The42 Rugby Weekly
Ulster’s John Cooney has been a class apart this season.
# john-cooney - Friday 6 December, 2019
# Cloud 9
# Cloud 9
The Ulster scrum-half has been among the stand-out performers in the opening rounds of Europe.
# john-cooney - Friday 22 November, 2019
# Playmaker
# Playmaker
Head coach Dan McFarland admits he was not initially confident his 9 had made the right call to go it alone.
# john-cooney - Friday 1 November, 2019
# Half Century
# Half Century
The 29-year-old will earn his 50th cap from the bench at Kingspan Stadium tonight.
# john-cooney - Friday 3 May, 2019
# Best Mates
# Best Mates
John Cooney and Jack Carty, close friends off the pitch, face each other in the Pro14 quarter-finals tomorrow.
# john-cooney - Friday 22 February, 2019
# Mindset
# Mindset
The scrum-half had a nightmare journey to meet with Ulster before his switch from Connacht.
# john-cooney - Monday 4 February, 2019
# Proud Moment
# Proud Moment
It was a night to forget for Ireland, but one John Cooney and his family will always remember.
# john-cooney - Monday 14 January, 2019
# Nines
# Nines
Could the 24-year-old be in line for a first international call-up this week?
# Injury Update
# Injury Update
The loss of John Cooney and Billy Burns would be a blow for the northern province.
# john-cooney - Thursday 10 January, 2019
# Stickler
# Stickler
Scrum-half John Cooney says Ulster are feeling the benefit of a trickle down effect after Ireland’s success.
# john-cooney - Saturday 1 December, 2018
# Northern Fight
# Northern Fight
Ulster join the Scarlets in second place in Conference B (for now, at least).
# john-cooney - Wednesday 21 November, 2018
# Depth Chart
# Depth Chart
Kieran Marmion got two big starts this month, while Luke McGrath and John Cooney have had exposure too.
# john-cooney - Friday 19 October, 2018
# Away Days
# Away Days
Marty Moore makes the tomorrow’s starting line-up.
