Paul Browne (born 21 September 1989) is an Irish hurler who plays for Premier Intermediate Championship club

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. He played for the

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for 11 seasons, during which time he usually lined out at midfield. Browne lined out for Limerick in three different grades of hurling over a 12-year period. After making his first appearance for the minor team in June 2007, he later had an unsuccessful three-year stint with the under-21 team. Browne made his competitive debut for the senior team aged 19 in

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. From his debut, he was ever-present as a midfielder and made a combined total of 91

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and Championship appearances in a career that ended with his last game in

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. During that time, Browne was vice-captain of the All-Ireland Championship-winning team in

. He also secured two Munster Championship medals and a National League Division 2 medal. Browne announced his retirement from inter-county hurling on 21 November 2019.

Playing career

Limerick Institute of Technology

During his studies at the Limerick Institute of Technology, Browne was selected for the college's senior hurling team for the Fitzgibbon Cup.

Bruff

Browne joined the

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

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in the final.

Limerick

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

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. 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

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. His three seasons in the under-21 grade ended with early championship defeats.

Senior

On 8 February 2009, Browne made his senior debut at midfield in a 3-13 to 1-18 defeat of

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in the

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. Later that season he made his first championship appearance in a 1-08 to 0-11 draw with Waterford. 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. On 14 July 2013, Browne scored a point from midfield in Limerick's 0-24 to 0-15 defeat of

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in the

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. 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. 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

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in the final. Prior to the game he was invited to line-up alongside the team for the pre-match photograph. In December 2018, Browne was included on the Limerick panel for the upcoming season. His ongoing cruciate injury ruled him out of the

. On 30 June 2019, he won a second Munster Championship medal as a member of the extended panel after Limerick's 2-26 to 2-14 defeat of

in the

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. Browne announced his retirement from inter-county hurling on 21 November 2019.

Munster

On 9 February 2014, Browne was a substitute on the

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inter-provincial team that was defeated by

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in the semi-final of the

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Career statistics

Honours

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Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship The Limerick Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Lyons of Limerick County Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Limerick PIHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by th ...

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All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hurling competition i ...

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Munster Senior Hurling Championship The Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Munster Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster GAA, Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the h ...

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* National Hurling League Division 2 (1):

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References

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