In the following season Cooney played a similar number of games. He made four replacement appearances in the 2013–14 Pro12, coming on away to Leinster in the RDS, home and away against Glasgow Warriors and away to Zebre in Italy. In the 2013–14 Heineken Cup, Cooney made three appearances, with these also coming from the bench. He featured against Saracens, Zebre and Toulouse.