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 made his first appearance for the team during the 1991–92 National League and immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen.
After claiming championship medals in the minor and under-21 grades, he later became a member of the Mount Sion senior hurling team.
Both Mount Sion and Ballygunner lined out in the county final once again in 2002, where a 1–19 to 2–14 victory gave Browne his fourth championship medal.
[6] In 2004, Browne won his sixth championship medal as Mount Sion pulled off a hat-trick of county final victories.
[9] A 0–12 to 2–3 victory gave Browne an All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship medal, and he also had the honour of collecting the cup on behalf of the team.
He made his debut against Galway in a National League game in 1991 and became a regular member of the starting fifteen.
After surrendering the Munster title to Cork in 2003, Browne's side was back in the provincial final for a third consecutive year in 2004.
[12] In 2007, Browne added a National Hurling League medal to his collection when Waterford defeated Kilkenny by 0–20 to 0–18 in the final.
[14] While Waterford were viewed as possibly winning the All-Ireland title for the first time in almost half a century,[original research?]
A 2–15 apiece draw was the result on that occasion, with Browne scoring the equalising goal for Waterford in the final minute.
Browne's last game for Waterford came at the age of 40, in the 2013 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship against Kilkenny on 13 July when he came on as a substitute.
He announced his retirement in April 2014, saying, "To do so is always a tough decision for any athlete but I know I have been blessed in so many ways to have experienced what I have with the Waterford hurling teams over the past three decades.
It was an unsuccessful campaign for the southerners, however three years later Browne won his fourth Railway Cup medal following a 2–22 to 2–19 defeat of Connacht.