Bill Mumm

Bill Mumm
OBE JP
	Mumm in 1949
Birth name	William John Mumm
Date of birth	26 March 1922
Place of birth	Mokihinui, New Zealand
Date of death	11 December 1993 (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
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Prop
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
1942–55	Buller
International career
Years	Team
1949	New Zealand

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

^ West Coast: Electoral District 85. Greymouth: Elections NZ. 1981. p. 70.
^ Arthur Swan & Arthur Carman (ed.). The Rugby Almanack of New Zealand 1946. Sporting Publications, Wellington.
^ ^a ^b Knight, Lindsay. "Bill Mumm". New Zealand Rugby Museum. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
^ "No. 52174". The London Gazette. 16 June 1990. p. 30.

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[1] West Coast: Electoral District 85. Greymouth: Elections NZ. 1981. p. 70.

[2] Arthur Swan & Arthur Carman (ed.). The Rugby Almanack of New Zealand 1946. Sporting Publications, Wellington.

[ABs_profile-3] Knight, Lindsay. "Bill Mumm". New Zealand Rugby Museum. Retrieved 15 December 2013.

[4] "No. 52174". The London Gazette. 16 June 1990. p. 30.

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