Code: | Hurling |
Sport: | Hurling |
Richard Browne | |
Irish: | Ristéard de Brun |
Fullname: | Richard Browne |
Feet: | 6 |
Inches: | 3 |
Occupation: | Dentist |
County: | Cork |
Province: | Munster |
Club: | Blackrock |
Clposition: | Full-back |
Clcounty: | 1 |
Colleges: | University College Cork |
Fitz: | 2 |
Colyears: | 1983-1985 |
Counties: | Cork |
Icposition: | Full-back |
Icyears: | 1986-1991 |
Icapps(Points): | 14 (0-00) |
Icprovince: | 0 |
Icallireland: | 1 |
Nhl: | 0 |
Allstars: | 0 |
Icupdate: | 14:50, 23 May 2015 |
Birth Date: | 1962 |
Birth Place: | Blackrock, County Cork, Ireland |
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.