left corner-back in his second Munster final. He collected a second successive winners' medal following the 0-23 to 3-12 defeat of Tipperary. Cork qualified for the 2002 National League final on 5 May, with Browne starting the game at centre-back. In the week leading up to the game there had been speculation that Gaelic Players Association members from both teams would stage a protest during the parade before the match with their socks down and jerseys out - offences punishable by fine under the GAA's match regulations. The Cork players went ahead with their pre-match protest before losing the final by 2-15 to 2-14. On 29 November, Browne and his 29 teammates from the Cork panel announced that they were withdrawing their services from the county in the hope of better treatment from the county board. He played a low-key role in the whole affair over the following two weeks before a settlement with the county board was reached on 13 December. Browne was subsequently dropped from the team by new manager Donal O'Grady. Browne was recalled to the panel for the 2004 National League, however, he struggled to break on the starting fifteen. On 27 June, he was a non-playing substitute when Cork suffered a 3-16 to 1-21 defeat by Waterford in the Munster final. In spite of this defeat, Cork later qualified for the All-Ireland final against Kilkenny. Browne started the game on the bench but collected a second All-Ireland winners' medal after being introduced as a substitute in the 0-17 to 0-09 victory. Browne won his third Munster Championship medal, again as a non-playing substitute, on 26 June 2005 after a 1-21 to 1-16 defeat of Tipperary in the final. On 11 September 2005, Cork faced Galway in the All-Ireland final for the first time since 1990. Browne remained on the bench for the entire game, however, he collected a third All-Ireland medal following the 1-21 to 1-16 victory. Munster Browne was selected for the Munster inter-provincial team for the 2004 Inter-provincial Championship. He made his only appearance for the team on 24 October in a 1-21 to 0-13 defeat of Leinster in the semi-final. Managerial career Blackrock Browne was appointed manager of the Blackrock senior team in advance of the 2013 Cork Championship. His first season in charge saw Blackrock defeat Killeagh in the opening round before exiting the championship following a 2-12 to 0-17 defeat