Damian Browne
Damian Browne (born 17 May 1980) is an Irish former professional rugby union player turned extreme adventurer. Browne has been capped by Ireland at U-21 level. He has played for Connacht, Northampton Saints, Brive, Leinster and Oyonnax. In 2017 Browne completed the Atlantic Challenge solo after 63 days, six hours and 25 minutes at sea.[2]
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| Birth name | Damian Browne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 May 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Galway, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 122 kg (19 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St. Joseph's Patrician College[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Extreme Adventurer/ Public Speaker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He began his career with Galwegians before earning a contact with Connacht in 2001. He agreed to sign for Northampton Saints in April 2004.[3]Browne signed for Leinster in May 2011 along with Fionn Carr.[4]
References
- Small, Daragh (24 March 2017). "The Bish are ready to be a force once again". Irish Independent. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
... that didn't deter Connacht's Andrew Browne, Darragh Leader and Ciaran Gaffney from attending in the past. Ex-Connacht lock Damien Browne also went there... Ireland international goalkeeper David Forde honed his skills at the Bish, as did the new president of the GPA and former Galway hurling captain David Collins; and esteemed Irish rower, and two-time Olympian, Neville Maxwell.
- Gorman, Liam (15 February 2018). "Solo rower Damian Browne has completed Atlantic Challenge race". The Irish Times. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- "Ex-Irish U21 Browne signs for Northampton". breakingnews.ie. 5 April 2004. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
- "Fionn Carr and Damian Browne sign for Leinster". BBC News. BBC. 4 May 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
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