He ended the game with his first winners' medal after the 3-17 to 0-08 defeat of University College Cork. After surrendering their title in 2000, Browne lined out in a third Cork Championship final on 6 October 2001. Imokilly provided the opposition, however, he claimed a second winners' medal following the 4-08 to 2-07 victory. On 2 December, Browne was again at left corner-back for Blackrock's 2-14 to 0-12 defeat by Ballygunner in the Munster final. On 15 September 2002, Browne won a third championship medal following a 1-14 to 0-12 defeat of Newtownshandrum in the Cork Championship final. Blackrock qualified for a fifth Cork Championship final in six years on 12 October 2003. Newtownshandrum provided the opposition for the second year in succession, however, Browne, who lined out at left corner-back, ended up on the losing side by 0-17 to 1-09. St Michael's Browne played Gaelic football with Blackrock's sister club St Michael's. On 15 November 1998, lined out at centre-back when St. Michael's defeated St. Finbarr's by 1-11 to 0-08 to win the Cork Intermediate Championship. Cork Under-21 On 17 July 1996, Browne made his first appearance for the Cork under-21 team at right corner-back in a 2-18 to 1-12 defeat of Tipperary. He won a Munster Championship medal on 24 July following a 3-16 to 2-07 defeat of Clare in the final. Browne was eligible for the under-21 team again the following season and won a second consecutive Munster Championship medal on 30 July following a 1-11 to 0-13 defeat of Tipperary in the final. On 21 October, he won an All-Ireland medal following Cork's 3-11 to 0-13 defeat of Galway in the final. Senior Browne made his first appearance for the Cork senior team on 8 March 1998 in a 0-16 to 1-08 defeat of Kilkenny in the National League. On 17 May 1998, he lined out at full-back when Cork defeated Waterford by 2-14 to 0-13 in the National League final. Browne later made his first Munster Championship in 1-20 to 3-11 defeat of Limerick on 31 May. On 4 July 1999, Browne won a Munster Championship medal after a 1-15 to 0-14 defeat of reigning champions Clare in the final. On 11 September, he was selected at left corner-back for the All-Ireland final against Kilkenny. He claimed a winners' medal following the 0-13 to 0-12 victory. On 3 July 2000, Browne lined out at