Dean Mumm (born 5 March 1984) is an Australian former representative

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player. He made fifty-six appearances for the

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Background

Dean Mumm was born in

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, New Zealand.

Career

Amateur career

Mumm attended

The King's School, Sydney , motto_translation = "Bravely and Faithfully" , streetaddress = 87–129 Pennant Hills Road , city = North Parramatta, Sydney , state = New South Wales , country = Australia , coordinat ...

, along with fellow Waratahs

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, Daniel Halangahu and Will Caldwell. He captained The King's School rugby XV team in 2001 and 2002, winning the GPS title in the latter year. Mumm made appearances for the U16 Australian rugby team and captained the Australian Schoolboys team in 2002.Sydney University news article
retrieved 7 April 2008 Mumm was selected for the Australian Universities and Australian Barbarians teams in 2004, and was a member of the Australian under 21 team which was runner up in the 2005 IRB Under 21 World Championship.Waratahs profile of Dean Mumm
retrieved 7 April 2008 Mumm graduated New South Wales Waratah Academy and went on to attend the

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where he played in SUFC sides which twice won the

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.Planet Rugby news article
retrieved 7 April 2008

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

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against

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on their 2004 Argentine rugby tour. Mumm made his Super Rugby debut against the

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, in 2007, and completed his Super Rugby debut season with a

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against the

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, New Zealand. Mumm went on to play 12 out of 13 games in the 2007 season for the Waratahs, missing one through injury.Tiscali Sports news article
retrieved 7 April 2008New South Wales rugby profile
retrieved 6 April During his tenure with the Waratahs, Dean also played on multiple occasions for the

. It was announced on 23 April 2012 that Dean will be joining English Aviva Premiership team

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. On 8 August 2013, he was named as Exeter Chiefs' team captain for the 2013–14 season.

International career

Mumm was selected for the first Australian team to be sent to the

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, the Australian A national rugby union team, in 2007. That side finished second to the

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who also won the cup in 2006. In May 2013 Mumm was selected in a

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line-up which faced

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and the

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. On 27 September 2015, he captained the Wallabies to a 65–3 win over

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during the 2015 Rugby World Cup. On 24 May 2017 Dean announced his retirement from all levels of Rugby Union at the completion of the 2017 season.

Personal life

Mumm's brother, Greg, is a former Director of Rugby of the Sydney first grade team Sydney University and was former assistant coach of the Waratahs and also of the Fijian national rugby team that made it to the

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quarter finals in 2007. Greg is currently the managing director of The Final Whistle, a company that assists athletes with their life after sport career options. His grandfather, Bill Mumm, was an

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. His cousin is Brumby,

Julian Salvi Julian Salvi (born 9 October 1985), is an Australian rugby union player and coach, who currently works for Exeter Chiefs. Playing career The Canberra junior and former Australian Schools and Under 21s captain enhanced his standing as a noted ...

. Dean is currently a member of The Wallabies, Australia's national team. He is also in the World Cup squad announced on 19 August 2015. Mumm is an Australian Ambassador fo
Borne
a medical research charity looking into the causes of

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. In April 2018, Mumm walked to the North Pole to raise awareness of premature birth and helped raise over £750,000 in support of Borne's research.

References

External links

It's Rugby stats

Aviva Premiership Player Profile

Exeter Chiefs Player Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mumm, Dean 1984 births Australian rugby union players Australian rugby union captains Australian people of German descent Australian people of New Zealand descent Australia international rugby union players Living people New South Wales Waratahs players Rugby union flankers Rugby union locks People educated at The King's School, Parramatta New Zealand emigrants to Australia Australian expatriate rugby union players Expatriate rugby union players in England Australian expatriate sportspeople in England Exeter Chiefs players Rugby union players from Auckland