Bill Mumm
Rugby player
![]() Mumm in 1949 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Birth name | William John Mumm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1922-03-26)26 March 1922 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Mokihinui, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 11 December 1993(1993-12-11) (aged 71) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Westport, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 90 kg (200 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Summerlea Primary School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Dean Mumm (grandson) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Sawmiller[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1949, playing one test match against Australia.[2]
He later served as chairman of the Buller County Council[2] and was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1990 Queen's Birthday Honours, for services to local government.[3]
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