{"id":17490,"date":"2020-10-26T08:08:01","date_gmt":"2020-10-26T12:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=17490"},"modified":"2020-10-26T10:08:57","modified_gmt":"2020-10-26T14:08:57","slug":"ulsters-john-cooney-gets-call-up-into-ireland-squad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=17490","title":{"rendered":"Ulster&#8217;s John Cooney Gets Call Up Into Ireland Squad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/2.50010840.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"752\" height=\"451\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/2.50010840.jpg 752w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/2.50010840-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 752px) 100vw, 752px\" \/>Ulster\u2019s John Cooney has been called into the Ireland squad for the Guinness Six Nations finale against France in Paris on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Cooney will provide additional cover at scrum-half with a fitness concern over Jamison Gibson-Park after the weekend win against Italy.<\/p>\n<p>Gibson-Park reported a tight hamstring after the 50-17 Dublin victory which took Ireland to the top of the Six Nations standings.<\/p>\n<p>The 28-year-old was preferred to Cooney as Conor Murray\u2019s back-up for the Italy clash and came off the bench to win his first cap.<\/p>\n<p>Garry Ringrose has been ruled out of the Stade de France clash with a facial injury suffered when he made contact with the knee of Italy winger Edoardo Padovani.<\/p>\n<p>The Irish Rugby Football Union has confirmed that utility back Keith Earls is finishing his rehabilitation program at their High Performance Centre.<\/p>\n<p>A decision over Earls\u2019 availability will be made in the next few days.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-17490\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=17490&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-17490\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=17490&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-17490\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=17490&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=17490\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ulster\u2019s John Cooney has been called into the Ireland squad for the Guinness Six Nations finale against France in Paris on Saturday. 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