'It was pretty tough to not even get a game' - John Cooney on his World Cup omission - and how he bounced backCooney was one of the first players cut from Ireland's preliminary squad, with the 29-year-old not even playing a minute of warm-up action before being sent back to his province. It goes back to the World Cup where one of the reasons I was told I wasn't picked was for defensive reasons. "I felt really good physically coming back from Ireland. It was pretty tough to not even get a game, that's what made it hurt a lot. "It can be tough in that scenario," Cooney said.

Source: Irish Independent December 11, 2019 17:03 UTC