John Cooney rugby player
John Cooney rugby player

John Cooney

1st May 1990 1.78m/87kg Scrum Half

Andy Farrell names a 36-man squad to prepare for England

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has named a 36-man Ireland squad to prepare for next Sunday’s Six Nations trip to England.   Garry Ringrose is the sole big name missing from the squad following...

Ireland skipper Sexton throws support behind ‘marked man’ Murray

6 years ago by Breaking News.ie : Rugby

John Cooney is putting pressure on Murray to be Ireland’s starting scrum-half.

Murray and Cooney cool about ‘red-hot’ Ireland rivalry

6 years ago by Breaking News.ie : Rugby

Conor Murray or John Cooney? It’s the selection question that has polarised opinion at the outset of Ireland’s new era under Andy Farrell but it doesn’t always have to be one or the other.

Nine Lives: Murray & Cooney

6 years ago by Irish Rugby News

Conor Murray and John Cooney were in flying form today as they spoke to the media at the IRFU High Performance Centre earlier today. Asked if they minded doing media together they both smiled and replied...

Conor Murray: 'Being written off does add to motivation'

6 years ago by Breaking News.ie : Rugby

It's the selection call that has divided opinion like no other in this new Andy Farrell era but Conor Murray and John Cooney put up a united and, it has to be said, relaxed front when they sat down together...

Ireland Squad Update: Ringrose To Miss Wales And England Tests

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ireland centre Garry Ringrose has been ruled out of Ireland's next two Six Nations matches against Wales and England after sustaining a broken finger in Saturday's 19-12 home win over Scotland.   Ringrose,...

Ireland can fire under Farrell after World Cup failure

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ireland should be a major threat in the Six Nations at the start of a new era under head coach Andy Farrell.     Andy Farrell set his stall out when he named "a hell of a team"...

Donal Lenihan: Farrell opts for evolution over revolution

6 years ago by Breaking News.ie : Rugby

That Conor Murray gets the nod at scrum-half for Ireland's Six Nations opener against Scotland on Saturday - despite the clamour for the in-form John Cooney - was predictable, writes $1

Conor Murray selected at scrum-half for Ireland’s Six Nations opener

6 years ago by The Guardian

• Murray gets nod over John Cooney for game against Scotland• Caelan Doris will make international debut with start at No 8Ireland scrum-half Conor Murray has been selected ahead of John Cooney for...

European Player of the Year award 2020 – nominees announced

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

15 nominees for the prestigious EPCR European Player of the Year 2020 award have today been announced.   Leinster Rugby, the No 1-ranked club going into the Champions Cup quarter-finals have three...