Surgery rules Connacht prop JP Cooney out for season

Cooney yesterday underwent surgery on a hamstring injury which will keep him out of action until April at least in the latest setback to hit the Tipperary native.
Cooney, who played 22 times for Connacht last season, had been troubled by an ankle injury earlier this season and was working his way back into action in the B&I Cup and with Garryowen.