Bill Mumm

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Bill Mumm
File:Bill Mumm 1949.jpg
Mumm in 1949
BornWilliam John Mumm
(1922-03-26)26 March 1922
Mokihinui, New Zealand
Died11 December 1993(1993-12-11) (aged 71)
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight90 kg (200 lb)
SchoolSummerlea Primary School
Notable relativeDean Mumm (grandson)
OccupationSawmiller[1]
Rugby union career
Position Prop
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1942–55 Buller 85
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1949 New Zealand 1 (0)

William John Mumm OBE JP (26 March 1922 – 11 December 1993) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A prop, Mumm represented Buller at a provincial level.

He was selected as one of the 5 players of the year for the 1945 season in the Rugby Almananac of New Zealand.[2]

He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1949, playing one test match against Australia.[3]

He later served as chairman of the Buller County Council[3] and was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1990 Queen's Birthday Honours, for services to local government.[4]

References

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