Richard Browne (hurler)

For other people named Richard Brown, see Richard Brown (disambiguation).

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)
Years	Club
	Blackrock
Club titles
Cork titles	1
Colleges(s)
Years	College
1983-1985	University College Cork
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles	2
Inter-county(ies)*
Years	County	Apps (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.

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

• Cork Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1985

University College Cork

• Fitzgibbon Cup (2): 1984, 1985

Cork

• All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1986
• Munster Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1986
• National Hurling League (2): 1979–80, 1990–81

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.