Darren Browne
Darren Browne (born 10 October 1996) is an Irish hurler who plays for Cork Senior Championship club Kanturk and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team.[1] He usually lines out as a left wing-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Darrin de Brún | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left wing-back | ||
| Born |
24 October 1996 Kanturk, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Club(s)* | |||
| Years | Club | Apps (scores) | |
2014-present 2015-2017 |
Kanturk Duhallow |
4 (0-00) 10 (0-00) | |
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 0 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| Mary Immaculate College | |||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)** | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2018-present | Cork | 1 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
|
* club appearances and scores correct as of 15:44, 6 July 2019. **Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 11:19, 15 July 2019. | |||
Playing career
Kanturk
Browne joined the Kanturk club at a young age and played in all grades of hurling and Gaelic football at juvenile and underage levels before joining the club's top adult teams as a dual player.
On 7 October 2017, Browne was at centre-back when Kanturk defeated Mallow by 0-17 to 1-12 to win the Premier Intermediate Championship title.[2] Kanturk completed the double on 29 October, with Browne lining out at full-back in the 0-14 to 0-13 defeat of Mitchelstown to win the Intermediate Football Championship.[3] He scored a point from left corner-back when Kanturk defeated Kilmaley by 1-23 to 0-25 to win the Munster Championship.[4] Browne won an All-Ireland Championship medal from centre-back on 4 February 2018, after Kanturk's 1-18 to 1-17 defeat of St. Patrick's Ballyragget in the final at Croke Park.[5]
Cork
Minor and under-21
Browne first played for Cork as a member of the minor team on 9 April 2014. He was at left wing-back for Cork's 5-26 to 0-09 defeat of Kerry in the Munster Championship.[6]
On 17 June 2015, Browne made his first appearance for the Cork under-21 team in a 1-21 to 1-11 defeat by Waterford in the Munster Championship.[7]
Browne was appointed captain of the Cork under-21 hurling team for the 2017 Munster Championship. On 26 July, he captained the team to a 0-16 to 0-11 Munster Championship final defeat by Clare.[8] Browne was later nominated for a position on the Team of the Year.[9]
Senior
Browne made his first appearance for the Cork senior hurling team on 10 January 2016 when he came on as a substitute in Cork's 1-20 to 0-18 defeat of Kerry in the Munster League.[10] He was later cut from the panel before the National Hurling League.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 19 April 2019.
| Team | Year | Cork PIHC | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Kanturk | 2014 | 4 | 0-00 | — | — | 4 | 0-00 | ||
| 2015 | 5 | 0-00 | — | — | 5 | 0-00 | |||
| 2016 | 3 | 0-00 | — | — | 3 | 0-00 | |||
| 2017 | 5 | 0-02 | 3 | 0-01 | 3 | 0-00 | 11 | 0-02 | |
| Total | 17 | 0-02 | 3 | 0-01 | 3 | 0-00 | 23 | 0-02 | |
| Year | Cork SHC | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
| Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| 2018 | 3 | 0-00 | — | — | 3 | 0-00 | |||
| 2019 | 1 | 0-00 | — | — | 1 | 0-00 | |||
| Total | 4 | 0-00 | — | — | 4 | 0-00 | |||
| Career total | 21 | 0-02 | 3 | 0-01 | 3 | 0-00 | 27 | 0-02 | |
Inter-county
- As of match played 14 July 2019.
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Cork | 2018 | Division 1A | 4 | 0-01 | 0 | 0-00 | — | 4 | 0-01 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-00 | ||
| Career total | 7 | 0-01 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 8 | 0-01 | ||
Honours
- Kanturk
- All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship (1): 2018
- Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship (1): 2018
- Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 2017
- Cork Intermediate Football Championship (1): 2017
References
- O'Brien, Kevin (25 January 2018). "On our radar! 7 young hurlers to watch in 2018". The 42. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- O'Callaghan, Therese (9 October 2017). "Kanturk the kingpins after show of fitness and courage". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- "Kanturk edge out Mitchelstown in Cork IFC final". Irish Examiner. 29 October 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- Brennan, Eoin (19 November 2017). "Cork's Kanturk keep brilliant 2017 winning run going with Munster hurling final success". The 42. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- Cormican, Eoghan (4 February 2018). "Kanturk's stoppage time point secures victory over Ballyragget in gripping final". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- O'Callaghan, Therese (10 April 2014). "Cork power on but serious tests await". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- "Munster U21 HC: Ne Deise power past Rebels". Hogan Stand. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- O'Brien, Kevin (26 July 2017). "Limerick hold off brave Cork fight-back to lift their second Munster U21 title in three years". The 42. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- Hurley, Denis (28 September 2017). "Four Rebels in the mix for U21 hurling team of the year". Evening Echo. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- Moynihan, Michael (3 January 2016). "Familiar faces return to haunt Cork in Clare win". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- O'Toole, Fintan (24 January 2016). "Kingston unveils 30-man Cork hurling squad for league campaign". The 42. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
External links
- Darren Browne profile at the Cork GAA website