Confident Cooney is a man in a hurry

John Cooney clocked 10 metres per second a few weeks ago and it was fitting that he should hit a new peak speed time, because he has set a relentless pace this season that his Irish scrum-half rivals are struggling to match.

Ulster's number nine scored an incredible ninth try of the season in last week's Champions Cup defeat at Clermont, a loss which means the side must beat Bath in Belfast this afternoon to secure a place in the quarter-finals for the second year in a row under head coach Dan McFarland.