This time one year ago we were preparing to say a goodbye to one of Ulster’s best imported players as Ruan Pienaar was gearing up to play his final game in the white jersey.
While Pienaar will always have a place in the hearts of the Ulster faithful, his boots have been ably filled by Ulster’s latest star, John Cooney.
His performances this season have been a bright light in what has been a fairly disappointing season for Ulster Rugby. At the end of the regular season, John finishes as the league’s top point scorer as well as the most try assists.
Against Edinburgh he collected his third man of the match award, and while he had plenty of competition for it, he has the most MOTM awards in the Ulster squad. His boot and try guided Ulster to a first away bonus point win.
He performed in a familiar fashion in his last appearance against Glasgow, getting Ulster off to a quick start with a darting try off . . .
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