John Cooney rugby player
John Cooney rugby player

John Cooney

1st May 1990 1.78m/85kg Scrum Half

URC Round 15 Review

1 day ago by Ultimate Rugby

New team on top Glasgow Warriors are the new leaders of the BKT URC having jumped above Leinster Rugby at the top of the table. Franco Smith’s team did a professional job in recording a 40-9 bonus...

Ulster edge past Benetton in thriller to keep play-off charge on track

2 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ulster made it consecutive home wins in the BKT United Rugby Championship with a thrilling defeat of Benetton at Kingspan Stadium. The hosts won 38-34, with tries from Tom Stewart, Reuben Crothers, Jacob ...

Speedster Cabango is back bigger and better than ever

4 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

Theo Cabango feels he has returned from injury in even better shape than before and that was certainly how things looked on his first start in more than five months.   Back from a lengthy lay-off...

Ulster to take on Benetton in crucial clash at Kingspan Stadium

4 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

Interim Head Coach, Richie Murphy, has named his team to take on this week’s Italian opponents, Benetton Rugby, at Kingspan Stadium (KO 7 35pm) in Round 15 of the BKT United Rugby Championship. Lock,...

Last-gasp John Cooney penalty edges Ulster to victory over Cardiff

1 week ago by Ultimate Rugby

A last-gasp penalty from John Cooney saw Ulster keep their United Rugby Championship play-off hopes on track with a 19-17 win over Cardiff after being behind for most of the game at the Kingspan Stadium. Theo...

Match Preview: Ulster Rugby Vs Cardiff Rugby

1 week ago by Ultimate Rugby

A changed front row from last week’s EPCR Challenge Cup game in Clermont sees Eric O’Sullivan, Tom Stewart and Scott Wilson get the nodand Taulupe Faletau returns from injury to be named...

Ulster men back in front of a home crowd to face Cardiff

1 week ago by Ultimate Rugby

For Interim Head Coach, Richie Murphy's first home game at Kingspan Stadium, he has named his side to take on this week’s Welsh opposition tomorrow at Kingspan Stadium (KO 7 35pm) in Round 14 of...

SA coastal teams come out on top in challenging URC round

4 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

It was a rewarding weekend for the DHL Stormers and Hollywoodbets Sharks in round 13 of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship as they secured important victories to make it two out of four for the domestic...

Sharks edge out Ulster to earn second win of the season

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

Richie Murphy’s opening involvement as Ulster interim coach ended in defeat to a powerful Sharks selection, though it was a game which was rarely able to rouse itself above Durban’s...

Ulster power to seven-try victory over Dragons

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

Mike Lowry and David McCann both scored two tries apiece to help Ulster claim a 49-26 bonus-point win over Dragons at Kingspan Stadium. Ulster made light of former head coach Dan McFarland’s sudden...