John Cooney (rugby union)
Cooney training with Ulster, 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | John Clark Michael Cooney 1 May 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (13.4 st; 187 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Gonzaga College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University College Dublin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Clark Michael Cooney (born 1 May 1990) is an Irish rugby union player who plays scrum-half for CA Brive in the French Pro D2, having previously played for Leinster and Connacht and Ulster, and has eleven caps for Ireland. 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 was the first player to play over 20 games for three different Irish provinces. Ulster described him as a "talismanic player ... known for his sniping runs, kicking success, and ability to dictate games" whose "performances for the province had seen him consistently rank among the top points-scorers in the PRO14, now United Rugby Championship, competition."