Damian Browne

Damian Browne
Birth name	Damian Browne
Date of birth	17 May 1980 (age 43)
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
Occupation(s)	Extreme Adventurer/ Public Speaker
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Lock
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
1998–2001	Galwegians
Senior career
Years	Team
2001–2004	Connacht
2004–2008	Northampton Saints
2008–2011	Brive
2011–2013	Leinster
2013–2015	Oyonnax
	Correct as of 3 January 2015
International career
Years	Team
1999	Ireland U19
2001	Ireland U21
2006	Ireland A
	Correct as of 17 June 2006
Official website
	www.damianbrowne.com

Damian Browne (born 17 May 1980) is an Irish former professional rugby union player turned extreme adventurer. Browne was capped by Ireland at U-21 level. He has played for Connacht, Northampton Saints, Brive, Leinster and Oyonnax.

He began his career with Galwegians before earning a contract with Connacht in 2001. He agreed to sign for Northampton Saints in April 2004.^[2] Browne signed for Leinster in May 2011 along with Fionn Carr.^[3] His younger brother, Andrew played for Connacht.

Browne was the first person to row from New York City to Galway, Ireland, completing his trip on 4 October 2022, after 112 days at sea.^[4] In 2017 Browne completed the Atlantic Challenge solo after 63 days, six hours and 25 minutes at sea.^[5]

References[edit]

^ 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.
^ "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.
^ Mannion, Teresa (4 October 2022). "Rower completes epic voyage from New York to Galway". RTÉ.ie.
^ Gorman, Liam (15 February 2018). "Solo rower Damian Browne has completed Atlantic Challenge race". The Irish Times. Retrieved 13 June 2020.

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[1] 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.

[2] "Ex-Irish U21 Browne signs for Northampton". breakingnews.ie. 5 April 2004. Retrieved 30 December 2013.

[3] "Fionn Carr and Damian Browne sign for Leinster". BBC News. BBC. 4 May 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2013.

[4] Mannion, Teresa (4 October 2022). "Rower completes epic voyage from New York to Galway". RTÉ.ie.

[5] Gorman, Liam (15 February 2018). "Solo rower Damian Browne has completed Atlantic Challenge race". The Irish Times. Retrieved 13 June 2020.

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