Tony Browne
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Tony Browne (born July 1, 1973), is an Irish hurler who played as a right wing-back for the Waterford senior team from 1991 until he retired from inter-county hurling in 2014.
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Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Tónaí de Brún | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Right wing-back | ||
Born |
(1973-07-01) 1 July 1973 (age 51) Waterford, Ireland | ||
Nickname | TB | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Mount Sion | |||
Club titles | |||
Waterford titles | 7 | ||
Munster titles | 1 | ||
Inter-county(ies)* | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1991–2014 | Waterford | 65 (4–41) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 4 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 | ||
NHL | 1 | ||
All Stars | 3 | ||
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 14:50, 10 November 2012. |
Browne made his first appearance for the team during the 1991–92 National League and immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen. During his inter-county career, he won four Munster medals and one National League medal. He ended up as an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.
At club level, Browne is a one-time Munster medalist with Mount Sion. In addition to this, he has won seven county club championship medals.
Browne has a number of personal achievements, including being the most "capped" Waterford hurler of all time.[1] He won three All-Star awards, and in 1998, he became the first Waterford player to be named All-Star Hurler of the Year. In 2009, he was chosen on the Munster team of the past twenty-five years.[2]