Richard Browne (hurler)

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Richard Browne
Personal information
Irish name Ristéard de Brun
Sport Hurling
Position Full-back
Born 1962
Blackrock, County Cork, Ireland
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Occupation Dentist
Club(s)
YearsClub
Blackrock
Club titles
Cork titles 1
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
1983-1985
University College Cork
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 2
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1986-1991
Cork 14 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 1
NHL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 14:50, 23 May 2015.

Richard Browne (born 1962) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a full-back for the Cork senior team.

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Born in Blackrock, County Cork, Browne first played competitive hurling in his youth. [1] He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty when he first linked up with the Cork under-21 team. He made his senior debut during the 1986 championship. Browne subsequently became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won one All-Ireland medal.

At club level Browne is a one-time championship medallist with Blackrock.

Browne's brothers, Alan and John, also enjoyed All-Ireland success with Cork. [2]

Throughout his career Browne made 14 championship appearances. His retirement came following the conclusion of the 1991 championship.

Honours

Team

Blackrock
University College Cork
Cork

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References

  1. "Past pupils". Beaumont BNS website. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  2. Moran, Seán (8 March 1998). "Quinn's move is most surprising Clare change". Irish Times. Retrieved 23 May 2015.