Tony Browne

The 4–14 to 4–7 defeat of Ballygunner gave Mount Sion their first three-in-a-row since 1965.

Tony Browne (born 1 July 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

Browne first came to prominence with Waterford as a member of the county minor team in the late 1980s.

He later joined the Waterford under-21 hurling team.

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 winners' medals and one National League winners' 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.

He made his debut against Galway in a National League game in 1991 and became a regular member of the starting fifteen.

In 1992, Browne was captain of the Waterford under-21 hurlers as the team reached the provincial decider.

A narrow 0–17 to 1–12 defeat of Clare gave him his first Munster medal.

He later led his team to Croke Park for an All-Ireland final showdown with Offaly.

A 4–4 to 0–16 draw was the result on that occasion, however, Waterford were more effective in the replay.

A 0–12 to 2–3 victory gave Browne an All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship medal while he also had the honor of collecting the cup on behalf of the team.

Browne won his first championship medal in this grade in 1994 following a 2–13 to 1–11 defeat of Passage.

Two years later in 1994 Browne won a second Munster medal in the under-21 grade.

By this stage Browne was already a member of the Waterford senior hurling team.

He won three All-Star awards, and in 1998, he became the first Waterford player to be named All-Star Hurler of the Year.

After surrendering their title the following year, it was 1998 before Mount Sion reached the championship decider once again.

Ballyduff Upper was the opponent on that occasion.

However, a 3–19 to 0–10 thrashing gave Browne his second championship medal.

Mount Sion failed to retain the title once again.

After a number of years in the doldrums of provincial hurling, Waterford qualified for the Munster final in 1998 with Browne lining out at centre field.

Waterford held All-Ireland champions Clare to a draw in the decider, however, Waterford lost the replay.

However, Browne lined out in a third successive decider in 2000..

A 1–20 to 0–9 defeat of Ballygunner gave Browne a third championship medal.

Both Mount Sion and Ballygunner lined out in the county final once again in 2002.

A 1–19 to 2–14 victory gave Browne his fourth championship medal.

Mount Sion subsequently reached the provincial decider where Sixmilebridge provided the opposition.

A narrow 0–12 to 0–10 defeat gave Browne a Munster medal.

Mount Sion retained their county championship for the first time in almost thirty years in 2003.

A 1–14 to 1–10 defeat of Ballygunner gave Browne a fifth championship medal.

In 2004 Browne won his sixth championship medal as Mount Sion pulled off a hat-trick of county final victories.

Four-in-a-row proved beyond Mount Sion, however, the team qualified for the county decider once again in 2006.

Ballygunner were the opponents again, however, a 2–13 to 0–12 victory gave Browne a seventh championship medal.

In 2009, he was chosen on the Munster team of the past twenty-five years.

Browne plays his club hurling with Mount Sion and had several successes in a lengthy career.

After claiming championship medals in the minor and under-21 grades, he later became a key member of the Mount Sion senior hurling team.