Paul Browne (hurler)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Pól de Brún | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born |
21 September 1989 Bruff, County Limerick, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Occupation | GAA development officer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 2007–present | Bruff | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Limerick titles | 0 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| Limerick Institute of Technology | |||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 2009–present | Limerick | 32 (2-16) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 11:05, 23 August 2018. | |||
Paul Browne (born 21 September 1989) is an Irish hurler who plays as a midfielder for club side Bruff and at inter-county level with the Limerick senior hurling team.
Playing career
University
During his studies at the Limerick Institute of Technology, Browne was selected for the college's senior hurling team for the Fitzgibbon Cup.
Club
Browne joined the Bruff club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels before joining the club's top adult team. On 25 October 2014, he won a Premier Intermediate Championship medal following a 2-14 to 0-16 defeat of Croom in the final.
Inter-county
Minor and under-21
Browne first played for the Limerick minor hurling team at the age of seventeen. He made his only appearance in that grade on 23 June 2007 in a 3-21 to 0-12 Munster Championship defeat by Tipperary.[1]
On 5 June 2008, Browne made his first appearance for the Limerick under-21 hurling team, lining out at left corner-back in Limerick's 2-17 to 1-07 defeat of Waterford.[2] His three seasons in the under-21 grade ended with early championship defeats.[3][4]
Senior
On 8 February 2009, Browne made his senior debut at midfield in a 3-13 to 1-18 defeat of Clare in the National Hurling League.[5] Later that season he made his first championship appearance in a 1-08 to 0-11 draw with Waterford.[6]
On 30 April 2011, Browne won a National League Division 2 medal after a 4-12 to 2-13 defeat of Clare in the final.[7]
On 14 July 2013, Browne score a point from midfield in Limerick's 0-24 to 0-15 defeat of Cork in the Munster final.[8]
Browne was named vice-captain of the Limerick senior team for the 2018 season. In June 2018, he sustained a cruciate knee injury which ruled him out for the rest of the season.[9] On 19 August 2018, Browne was a member of the extended panel when Limerick won their first All-Ireland title in 45 years after a 3-16 to 2-18 defeat of Galway in the final.[10] Prior to the game he was invited to line-up alongside the team for the pre-match photograph.[11]
Inter-provincial
On 9 February 2014, Browne was a substitute on the Munster inter-provincial team that was defeated by Connacht in the semi-final of the Railway Cup.[12]
Career statistics
- As of match played 19 August 2018.
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Limerick | 2009 | Division 1 | 7 | 1-02 | 2 | 0-01 | 3 | 0-03 | 12 | 1-06 |
| 2010 | 7 | 0-05 | 1 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 9 | 0-05 | ||
| 2011 | Division 2 | 5 | 0-09 | 1 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 8 | 0-09 | |
| 2012 | Division 1B | 6 | 0-03 | 1 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-01 | 9 | 0-04 | |
| 2013 | 5 | 0-06 | 2 | 0-01 | 1 | 0-02 | 8 | 0-09 | ||
| 2014 | 6 | 0-07 | 1 | 0-01 | 3 | 1-02 | 10 | 1-10 | ||
| 2015 | 6 | 0-12 | 2 | 0-00 | 2 | 1-01 | 10 | 1-13 | ||
| 2016 | 7 | 0-19 | 1 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-02 | 10 | 0-21 | ||
| 2017 | 1 | 0-01 | 1 | 0-02 | 1 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-03 | ||
| 2018 | 7 | 0-09 | 3 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 10 | 0-09 | ||
| Total | 57 | 1-73 | 15 | 0-05 | 17 | 2-11 | 89 | 3-89 | ||
Honours
- Bruff
- Limerick
References
- ↑ "Maher fires Tipperary to final as Limerick routed". Irish Examiner. 25 June 2007. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ↑ "Limerick add to Waterford's woes". Irish Times. 6 June 2008. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ↑ "Ryan's 3-9 gives Clare timely lift". Irish Times. 16 July 2009. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ↑ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (15 July 2010). "O'Connor inspires Banner in thriller". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ↑ "McCarthy's Limerick scrape past Clare". Irish Examiner. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ↑ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (15 June 2009). "Semple snore draw simply awful". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ↑ O'Connor, Christy (2 May 2011). "Limerick on the rise". Irish Independent. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ↑ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (15 July 2011). "Day of joy sends tremor through Treaty". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ↑ Dollery, Paul (30 June 2018). "Cruciate injury rules Limerick midfielder out for the rest of the season". The 42. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ↑ McGoldrick, Seán (19 August 2018). "Limerick are All Ireland hurling champions for the first time in 45 years following epic victory over Galway". Irish Independent. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ↑ "Limerick's gesture to injured Paul Browne did not go unnoticed". Sportsjoe. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ↑ Rooney, Declan (10 February 2014). "Munster reign ended by Tribesmen in disguise". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 21 August 2018.