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John Cooney (rugby union)

John Cooney
John Cooney training with Ulster, 2017
Birth nameJohn Clark Michael Cooney
Date of birth (1990-05-01) 1 May 1990 (age 34)
Place of birthDublin, Ireland
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight85 kg (13.4 st; 187 lb)
SchoolGonzaga College
UniversityUniversity College Dublin
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Terenure College
Lansdowne
De La Salle Palmerston
()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011–2015
2014–2015
2015–2017
2017–
Leinster
Connacht (loan)
Connacht
Ulster
27
14
26
141
(15)
(20)
(81)
(1121)
Correct as of 8 June 2024
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2008
2009–2010
2013–
2017–
Ireland Schools
Ireland U20
Emerging Ireland
Ireland
2
11
5
11

(5)
(5)
(7)
Correct as of 25 April 2020

John Cooney (born 1 May 1990) is an Irish rugby union player who plays scrum-half for Irish provincial side Ulster in the United Rugby Championship and the European Rugby Champions Cup, having previously played for Leinster and Connacht, and has eleven caps for Ireland. Since joining Ulster in 2017, he has been nominated for EPCR European Player of the Year once, been named in the Pro14 Dream Team four times, and been Ulster's player of the year twice.

He is the first player to play over 20 games for three different Irish provinces. Ulster describe him as a "talismanic player ... known for his sniping runs, kicking success, and ability to dictate games" whose "performances for the province have seen him consistently rank among the top points-scorers in the PRO14, now United Rugby Championship, competition."[1]

Early life and family

Born in Dublin, Cooney grew up in the suburb of Terenure, and was educated at Gonzaga College and University College Dublin.[2] His father, John Cooney Senior was born in Blantyre in South Lanarkshire, Scotland,[3] and worked as a journalist for the Glasgow Herald before becoming European correspondent, and later religious affairs correspondent for The Irish Times and the Irish Independent.[2] He also published a critical biography of the former Catholic Primate of Ireland John Charles McQuaid, Ruler of Catholic Ireland.[2] His mother is from County Sligo.[4] His uncle by marriage is the journalist and author Martin Sixsmith.[2]

Club career

Leinster

Cooney made his senior debut for Leinster on 2 September 2011, when he started against Ospreys in Swansea during the opening game of the 2011–12 Pro12.[5] He continued to make appearances for Leinster in the league, playing four more times, though each of these appearances came from the bench.[6] Most of his appearances came while Leinster's front-line players were away at the 2011 World Cup, though he also scored his first try for the team later in the season in a win over Benetton Treviso.[7] He made his European debut for the side in the final of the 2011–12 Heineken Cup, coming on as a replacement scrum-half in Leinster's 42–14 win over Irish rivals Ulster and winning a medal in the process.[8]

In the following season, he continued to feature for Leinster in the league making a total of 13 appearances in the 2012–13 Pro12, scoring try against Scarlets on 23 February 2013. Nine of these appearances came as a replacement.[6] In Europe, he did not feature in the 2012–13 Heineken Cup as Leinster were knocked out in the pool stages. He did, however, come on as a replacement in three of the team's games in the 2012–13 European Challenge Cup, including the final against Stade Français, earning himself another European medal in the process.[8]

He did not feature as regularly for Leinster in the 2013–14 season as he had the year before, finding himself behind internationals Eoin Reddan and Isaac Boss on the depth chart. He made his first appearance in the 2013–14 Pro12 against Cardiff Blues as a replacement, and went on to make a further four appearances in the league, all of these coming as starts. He scored a try against Zebre on 9 February 2014.[6] In the 2013–14 Heineken Cup, he made one appearance for the side, being used as a replacement against Northampton Saints in the pool stages.[8]

Connacht

It was announced in June 2014 that Cooney would be spending the 2014–15 season on loan at another Irish province, with both he and Leinster teammate Quinn Roux joining Connacht on loan. While Roux would return to Leinster in January 2015, Cooney agreed a deal to play with Connacht until the end of the season.[9]

Ulster

After the IRFU prevented South African international Ruan Pienaar from extending his contract, Ulster signed Cooney from Connacht as his replacement ahead of the 2017–18 season.[10] He made 25 appearances in his first season with the province, including 22 starts, and scored five tries, 37 conversions and 42 penalties, totalling 225 points. He also made 14 try assists.[11] He was named at scrum-half in the Pro14 Dream Team for the season,[12] having topped the league in points scored, try assists, penalties and passes, and come second in clean breaks.[13] In the 2018 Ulster Rugby Awards, he was named Player of the Year, Rugby Writers' Player of the Year, and Supporters' Club Player of the Year.[14]

In his second season with Ulster, he made 20 appearances, including 18 starts, and scored 142 points, including three tries, made eight try assists, and was named "man of the match" twice.[15] He was again named in the Pro14 Dream Team.[16] In the 2019–20 season he made 20 appearances including 18 starts, and scored 180 points including ten tries.[17] He was named Player of the Year at the 2020 Ulster Rugby Awards,[18] made his third straight Pro14 Dream Team.[19] and was included in the longlist of nominations for EPCR European Player of the Year,[20][21] The following season he was Supporters' Club Player of the Year,[22] after making 19 appearances and scoring 174 points, including seven tries, and making 19 try assists and 26 clean breaks.[23] He led the Pro14 in points scored with 115, try assists with 13, and clean breaks with 22,[24] and made his fourth straight Pro14 Dream Team when he was included in the 2020–21 team.[25] His season was ended in April by a neck injury sustained in the Challenge Cup semi-final against Leicester Tigers.[26] A hamstring injury sustained against Glasgow Warriors in the opening match in September 2021,[27] and a calf injury sustained against Munster in January 2022,[28] reduced his involvement in the 2021–22 season, but he made his 100th appearance for the province in the URC quarter-final victory over Munster on 3 June 2022.[29]

In December 2022 he won the inaugural URC Difference Maker award for his volunteer work with Belfast Central Mission's befriending service.[30]

He was named Ulster's supporters club player of the year for the 2023-24 season in the 2024 Ulster Rugby Awards,[31] and selected in the URC's team of the season for the fifth time.[32]

International

Cooney represented Ireland four times at U-18s level and played eleven times for the Irish U-20s squad. Cooney also represented Emerging Ireland in the 2013 Tbilisi Cup. He came on as a replacement for Michael Heaney in the opening game, a win over Georgia, and started the two remaining games, a defeat to South Africa President's XV and a victory over Uruguay.[citation needed]

He made his debut for the senior Ireland team against Japan in June 2017.[33] He made 11 appearances for Ireland, the last coming against England in the 2020 Six Nations Championship.[34]

Honours

Ireland under-20[17]
Leinster
Connacht
Individual

References

  1. ^ "Cooney and Addison pen extensions with Ulster as Reffell is set to join the province", Ulster Rugby, 31 December 2021
  2. ^ a b c d "Five Things You Didn't Know About John Cooney", United Rugby Championship, 13 May 2020
  3. ^ David Barnes, "No divided loyalties for Ulster's John Cooney ahead of Edinburgh PRO14 semi-final", The Herald, 5 September 2020
  4. ^ Jonathan Bradlet, "Cooney is ready for semi-final battle to be family affair", Belfast Telegraph, 14 May 2019
  5. ^ "Ospreys 27 - 3 Leinster Rugby". Guinness PRO12. 2 September 2011. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  6. ^ a b c "Leinster Squad Index: John Cooney". Guinness PRO12. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Leinster Rugby 42 - 8 Benetton Treviso". Guinness PRO12. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  8. ^ a b c "Player Archive: John Cooney". ERC.
  9. ^ "Roux and Cooney join Connacht on loan deal from Leinster". The Score. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  10. ^ "Ulster Sign John Cooney From Connacht", The Runner Sports, 16 January 2017
  11. ^ Ulster Rugby: Who did what 2017-18, The Front Row Union, 25 June 2018
  12. ^ "Cooney named in PRO14 Dream Team", Ulster Rugby, 20 August 2018
  13. ^ Gavin Cummiskey, "Rugby Statistics: Cooney’s figures still stand up to scrutiny", The Irish Times, 3 May 2018
  14. ^ "Cooney scoops three awards at Heineken Ulster Rugby Awards Dinner", Ulster Rugby, 10 May 2018
  15. ^ Ulster Men: Who did what 2018-19, The From Row Union, 18 July 2019
  16. ^ Joshua Freeman, "URCPro 14 Dream Team Announced", Huge Rugby, 24 May 2019
  17. ^ a b Playing statistics at ItsRugby.co.uk
  18. ^ "John Cooney is named Ulster's Player of the Year as Marcel Coetzee wins hat-trick of awards", BBC Sport, 20 September 2020
  19. ^ "Fardy earned his third straight Pro14 dream team place when he was named to the 2019–20 Pro14 team.[". Leinster rugby. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  20. ^ "EPCR European Player of the Year award 2020 – nominees announced", European Professional Club Rugby, 27 January 2020
  21. ^ "EPCR European Player of the Year nominee #2 – John Cooney (Ulster Rugby)", European Professional Club Rugby, 29 January 2020
  22. ^ "Henderson Leads The Winners At Ulster Rugby Awards", IrishRugby.ie, 7 June 2021
  23. ^ Ulster 2020-21 - Who Did What?, The Front Row Union, 12 August 2021
  24. ^ Pro14 players' statistics
  25. ^ "The Media Votes are in - Who made the Guinness PRO14 Dream Team?". Pro14 rugby. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  26. ^ "John Cooney: 'It was kind of similar to what happened to Conor Murray... I couldn't even pass a ball'", Irish Independent, 13 July 2021
  27. ^ Gerry Thornley, "John Cooney awaiting results of MRI scan on hamstring strain", The Irish Times, 27 September 2021
  28. ^ Jonathan Bradley, "Ulster Rugby: John Cooney ruled out of Northampton Saints clash in Champions Cup as nine players named on injury list", Belfast Telegraph, 12 January 2022
  29. ^ "Ulster storm into Final Four with five-try victory over Munster", United Rugby Championship, 3 June 2022
  30. ^ "URC Unity Award Winners", United Rugby, 21 December 2022
  31. ^ "2023-24 Heineken Ulster Rugby Awards | Winners", Ulster Rugby, 12 June 2024
  32. ^ "URC AWARDS: Elixirr Innovation Award & Elite XV winners announced", United Rugby, 14 June 2024.
  33. ^ John Fallon, "Journey continues for Cooney as he finally makes Irish debut", The42, 26 June 2017
  34. ^ Eoin Harte, "Chris Robshaw ‘can’t quite believe’ John Cooney’s Ireland omission", Pundit Arena, 20 march 2021

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