John Cooney
353 results

Leinster’s potent pack turn screw after break to help land bonus point
- Pro14
- January 8, 2021, 22:22
Leinster 24 Ulster 12 The unthinkable, namely successive Leinster home defeats in this competition for the first time, seemed conceivable when Ulster(...)

Ulster grind past Munster in a frozen Belfast to stay unbeaten
- Pro14
- January 2, 2021, 19:53
Ulster 15 Munster 10 Ulster took their conference wins to 10 in succession with a dug out five-point win in Belfast. Playing in temperatures of three(...)

Funny old games: The sporting year in a year like no other
- Sport
- December 30, 2020, 05:26
Crowds There weren’t any. And it took our pundits some time to adjust to the new normal. Eg Before Armagh played Roscommon at the Athletic Grounds: C(...)

Painful lessons for Ulster from last-minute loss
- European Cup
- December 21, 2020, 06:00
Gloucester 38 Ulster 34 Nine tries and the last of them scored deep into injury time undid Ulster’s tilt at Europe for this season as they sank(...)

Ulster suffer late heartbreak as Gloucester clinch it at the death
- European Cup
- December 19, 2020, 18:12
Gloucester 38 Ulster 34 Missing talisman Marcel Coetzee and Irish lock Iain Henderson Ulster’s visit to the west country ended in heartbreak as they(...)

Cheslin Kolbe and Toulouse repeat the dose as Ulster miss opportunity
- European Cup
- December 11, 2020, 22:16
Ulster 22 Toulouse 29 Toulouse brought an end to Ulster’s 25-match winning streak at the Kingspan stadium spanning over two years with a four try, bo(...)

Wide approach could suit Ulster as Toulouse bring heavy gang to Belfast
- European Cup
- December 11, 2020, 06:00
Ulster v Toulouse, Kingspan stadium, Friday, 8.0 – Live on BT Sport Toulouse arrive in Belfast with a clearly defined playing blueprint for the openi(...)

Ulster maintain unbeaten start to go top of Conference A
- Pro14
- November 30, 2020, 22:28
Edinburgh 14 Ulster 43 Ulster maintained their unbeaten start to the season with an eighth successive victory and in doing so climbed above Leinster (...)

Ulster secure seventh straight Pro14 win with Scarlets victory
- Pro14
- November 22, 2020, 22:35
Ulster 26 Scarlets 24 Ulster secured their seventh straight Pro14 win with a 26-24 victory over Scarlets but they were made to fight all the way in a(...)

How can Andy Farrell build for the Six Nations over the coming weeks?
- International
- November 7, 2020, 07:00
Ireland head coach Andy Farrell decided to stick rather than twist in personnel terms when naming his Ireland squad during the week for the start of t(...)