Ulster crush Harlequins to reach Challenge Cup quarters Ulster will play Northampton in the quarter-finals of the European Rugby Challenge Cup next Saturday after a 57-21 victory over Harlequins at The Stoop. Rugby • 04 Apr
John Cooney and Harry Byrne called up to Ireland squad Half-backs John Cooney and Harry Byrne have linked up with the Ireland squad ahead of Sunday's game against France to provide cover after Conor Murray ... Rugby • 13 Feb
Holland: Carty can feel 'aggrieved' at Ireland omission RTÉ rugby analyst Jonny Holland says Andy Farrell's Six Nations selection doesn't contain too many surprises - though he acknowledges that Jack Carty and John ... Rugby • 26 Jan
Ludik scores brace as Ulster dominate Dragons Ulster made it three wins from three in the Guinness Pro14 by running in six tries in a 40-17 victory over the Dragons. Rugby • 25 Oct 20
Furlong and Cooney not selected for Ireland squad Tadhg Furlong and John Cooney have both missed out on Andy Farrell's 35-man Ireland squad for the final two games of the Covid-19-delayed 2020 Guinness ... Rugby • 08 Oct 20
Ulster beat Treviso in eight-try battle Second-half tries from Marcell Coetzee and Adam McBurney brought Ulster a hard-fought bonus-point win over Benetton Treviso in the Guinness Pro14. Rugby • 02 Oct 20
'Alby playing better rugby' - McFarland on Cooney call Dan McFarland says the decision to leave John Cooney out of the Ulster starting team for the Guinness Pro14 final is the toughest he has ... Rugby • 11 Sep 20
Ulster to reap benefit of Champions Cup-tied rule fix New Ulster signing Alby Mathewson will be available for their Champions Cup quarter-final against Toulouse after organisers waived the cup-tied rule for this season. Rugby • 18 Aug 20
Cooney: 'It's easy to think you are quite self-aware' As part of a new interview series 'My Hero' on RTÉ Radio's Sunday Sport, Ulster' and Ireland's John Cooney spoke to Darren Frehill about the ... Rugby • 31 May 20
Stephen Ferris: 'I would have had John Cooney starting' Former Ireland and Ulster back row Stephen Ferris says he would have preferred to see John Cooney start against Scotland as Ireland got their Six ... Rugby • 03 Feb 20
Cooney and Murray address their battle to start at nine Ireland scrum-half duo John Cooney and Conor Murray have discussed their battle for the Irish nine jersey as the Six Nations moves towards the second ... Rugby • 03 Feb 20
Farrell's Murray call hasn't surprised Donal Lenihan RTÉ Rugby analyst Donal Lenihan gives his take on why Andy Farrell chose Conor Murray to start over John Cooney and runs the rule over ... Rugby • 29 Jan 20
Picking players on form generates belief - Gavin Duffy Former Ireland international Gavin Duffy believes Andy Farrell can inject energy and belief into periphery players in all four provinces by picking the men in ... Rugby • 28 Jan 20
Four Irish feature in European Player of the Year list Ulster scrum-half John Cooney is among 15 nominees for the EPCR European Player of the Year 2020 award, with four other players who ply their ... Rugby • 27 Jan 20
Ferris: It's hard to ignore the main man John Cooney Stephen Ferris believes John Cooney's form could simply be too good for Ireland head coach Andy Farrell to ignore once the Six Nations kicks off ... Rugby • 07 Jan 20
Impressive Ulster hammer sloppy Munster Ulster ran in five tries in a comprehensive 38-17 Guinness Pro14 win over Munster in Belfast. Rugby • 03 Jan 20
McFarland salutes Ulster's 'top man' Cooney Ulster head coach Dan McFarland paid tribute to John Cooney after the scrum-half produced another man-of-the-match performance in the province's win at Harlequins in the ... Rugby • 14 Dec 19
Cooney can prove his mettle & kick on in Six Nations Ulster's John Cooney is thriving in pressure situations for his province. Could the 2020 Six Nations see his breakthrough on the international scene? Rugby • 10 Dec 19
Ulster sweep past Scarlets in bonus-point success Ulster ran in five tries to claim a bonus-point 29-5 home victory over the Scarlets in the Guinness Pro14. Rugby • 29 Nov 19
Cooney magic drives Ulster forward John Cooney helped Ulster to a well deserved win over Clermont Auvergne at a wet and windy Kingspan Stadium in Belfast. Rugby • 23 Nov 19
'You have this perception of the North and the South' As Leinster and Ulster prepare for a Champions Cup clash, Eric Miller recalls his time in Belfast. Rugby • 28 Mar 19
Scrum-half worries mount for Ireland Ireland boss Joe Schmidt faces an anxious wait to discover the extent of injuries suffered by scrum-halves Luke McGrath and John Cooney in today's Champions ... Rugby • 15 Jan 19
Schmidt effect rubbing off on meticulous Ulster John Cooney says that Ulster's meticulous preparation is beginning to pay dividends as habits picked up in Irish camp rub off on the northern province. Rugby • 13 Dec 18
At last - Cooney gets Ireland shot as Eagles land John Cooney is determined to fit into the Ireland system as he makes a belated full debut at the age of 28. Rugby • 22 Nov 18
Cooney to make first start as Arnold on bench for USA Ulster scrum-half John Cooney will make his first start for Ireland as Joe Schmidt made sweeping changes to his side to take on the USA ... Rugby • 22 Nov 18
