Ulster star Cooney finally finds spiritual home John Cooney says he wouldn't change at thing about his rugby career and feels at home in Ulster. Rugby • 11 Jun
Cooney all set to 'lock horns' again with Dupont John Cooney admits his opposite number today, Antoine Dupont, has very few weaknesses in his game and that limiting his influence will go a long … Rugby • 09 Apr
McCloskey and Cooney likely to miss Scarlets clash Ulster will likely have to do without John Cooney and Stuart McCloskey for another week, although they could return for February's rearranged Interpro with Connacht. Rugby • 25 Jan
Henderson, Cooney and McCloskey fitness remains unclear Ulster may have to do without Iain Henderson, John Cooney and Stuart McCloskey once again for Saturday's Champions Cup pool A meeting with Clermont Auvergne … Rugby • 18 Jan
Sarries' Reffell to join Ulster as Cooney pens new deal Saracens back row Sean Reffell will join Ulster next summer, while John Cooney and Will Addison have signed contract extension. Rugby • 31 Dec 21
Furlong, Henshaw and Cooney all start in RDS Interpro Robbie Henshaw and Tadhg Furlong will both start for Leinster in tomorrow night's United Rugby Championship Interpro against Ulster at the RDS (live on RTÉ2 … Rugby • 26 Nov 21
Cooney feeling '10 times better' after injury layoff John Cooney is probably one of the few players around who was delighted with the United Rugby Championship's hibernation during the Autumn Nations Series. Rugby • 27 Nov 21
Henderson a doubt for Ulster's Champions Cup openers Iain Henderson's hamstring injury may see him miss out on Ulster's Heineken Champions Cup games next month. Rugby • 24 Nov 21
McCloskey hopes URC can resemble 'Premiership or Top14' Stuart McCloskey hopes that the rebranding of the United Rugby Championship will lead to more competitive games along the lines of the English and French … Rugby • 27 Sep 21
Stockdale and Cooney named in strong Ulster XV Ulster head coach Dan McFarland has been able to call on several of his Irish internationals for their United Rugby Championship opener against the Glasgow … Rugby • 23 Sep 21
John Cooney Cooney was named on the Pro14 team of the year for the last four seasons. profiles • 13 Sep 21
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 21
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 21
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 21
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
