William John Mumm (26 March 1922 – 11 December 1993) was a New Zealand

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, 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. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the

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, in 1949, playing one test match against Australia. He later served as chairman of the Buller County Council and was appointed an

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in the 1990 Queen's Birthday Honours, for services to local government.

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