Dean Mumm
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Dean Mumm (born March 5, 1984 in Auckland, New Zealand) is an Australian Rugby player currently playing for the NSW Waratahs in the Super 14.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Amateur career
Mumm attended The King's school in Sydney, along with fellow Waratahs Benn Robinson 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]
[edit] 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 the 2004 Argentine Super 12 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]
In May 2007, the Waratahs extended Mumm's contract by two years through to the end of the 2009 season.[3]
[edit] Family
Mumm's brother, Greg, is current coach of Sydney first grade team Northern Suburbs 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, whilst his grandfather, Bill Mumm, was an All Black.[5]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Sydney University news article retrieved 7th April 2008
- ^ a b Waratahs profile of Dean Mumm retrieved 7th April 2008
- ^ a b Planet Rugby news article retrieved 7th April 2008
- ^ Tiscali Sports news article retrieved 7th April 2008
- ^ a b New South Wales rugby profile retrieved 6th April
- ^ ABC sports news article retrieved 7th April 2008
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