 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.