Dean Mumm

Dean Mumm

Full name	Dean Mumm
Date of birth	March 5, 1984 (1984-03-05) (age 27)
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	109 kg (240 lb)
School	The King's School, Sydney
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Flanker/Lock
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2004	Waratahs	12	(5)
Super Rugby
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2007-	Waratahs	52	(40)
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2008 – present 2007 2005 2002	Australia	33	(5)

Dean Mumm (born 5 March 1984 in Auckland, New Zealand) is an Australian Rugby player currently playing for the NSW Waratahs in the Super Rugby competition.

Career

Amateur career

Mumm attended The King's School, Sydney, along with fellow Waratahs Benn Robinson, Daniel Halangahu and Will Caldwell. He captained The King's School rugby XV team in 2001 and 2002, eventually going on to win the GPS title in the latter year. Mumm made appearances for the U16 Australian rugby team in addition to going on to captain the Australian Schoolboys team in 2002.^[1] Mumm was selected for the Australian Universities and Australian Barbarians teams in 2004, and was a member of the Australian under 21 team that finished runners up in the 2005 IRB Under 21 World Championship.^[2] Mumm graduated New South Wales Waratah Academy and went on to attend the University of Sydney where he played with their rugby team winning the Tooheys New Cup twice in the process.^[3]

Professional career

Although primarily a second-rower, Mumm has been utilised as flanker, making use of his athleticism whilst adding height to the line-out. He debuted for the NSW Waratahs against Salta on their 2004 Argentine rugby tour. Mumm made his Super 14 debut against the Lions in Johannesburg, in 2007, and completed his Super Rugby debut season with a try against the Hurricanes in Wellington, New Zealand. Mumm went on to play 12 out of 13 games in the 2007 season for the Waratahs, missing one through injury.^[4][5]

Mumm was selected for the first Australian team to be sent to the Pacific Nations Cup, the Australian A national rugby union team, in 2007. The Australia A team finished second to the Junior All Blacks whom also won the cup in 2006.^[6]

Personal life

Mumm's brother, Greg, is current Director of Rugby of the Sydney first grade team Sydney University and was former assistant coach of the Fijian national rugby team that made it to the Rugby World Cup quarter finals in 2007.^[2] His father, John Mumm, sits on the board for the Australian Rugby Union, while his grandfather, Bill Mumm, was an All Black.^[5] His cousin is Brumby, Julian Salvi.

References

1. ^ Sydney University news article retrieved 7 April 2008
2. ^ ^{a b} Waratahs profile of Dean Mumm retrieved 7 April 2008
3. ^ Planet Rugby news article retrieved 7 April 2008
4. ^ Tiscali Sports news article retrieved 7 April 2008
5. ^ ^{a b} New South Wales rugby profile retrieved 6th April
6. ^ ABC sports news article retrieved 7 April 2008

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Name	Mumm, Dean
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Date of birth	5 March 1984
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
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