Ulster Rugby vs Bath

“Dwayne said to me in the summer that he wanted to see more from me in terms of scoring tries. When coaches tell me to do something, it sticks with me - that stuck with me. “I think I’ve only scored 2 or 3 tries from support lines; I’ve been trying to get a few outside of that, by making breaks. I hit a peak speed time the other week that I had been chasing as a target for four years. I put a lot of emphasis on that part of my game, trying to be as fast as our wingers. I’ve probably used the speed part of my game more than previous seasons.” Cooney’s scintillating form has been rewarded by a call-up to the Ireland Six Nations squad, but his attention is firmly on his ambition to reach the Heineken Champions Cup quarter-finals by beating Bath this afternoon and extending Ulster’s impressive home record in a packed Kingspan Stadium. “I remember last year, Will Addison said, “pressure is a privilege” and that’s the position we put ourselves in this year. It’s in our side of the game that we’re at home and it’s important for us to play well. If we get 5 points, that’s great but it’s important that we just get the win. We’ve had two sell-out crowds at the start of the New Year so it’s important that we get up for these games but we find it very easy. We don’t want to lose that winning record.”

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