Dean Mumm to leave Chiefs

Exeter Chiefs have announced that skipper Dean Mumm is to return home to Australia at the end of the current season.

The 31-year-old – who is to rejoin former club the NSW Waratahs on a one-year deal – is hoping his return to Sydney will help him earn a recall to the Wallabies squad ahead of this year’s Rugby World Cup in England.

Signed by head coach Rob Baxter in 2012, the Auckland-born forward has been an inspired capture ever since he arrived at Sandy Park and his departure will certainly be belt, both on and off the field, here in Devon.

With 33 international caps already to his name, the Australian Rugby Union have closely monitored the form of Mumm since his arrival at the Chiefs – and having lost the likes of Kane Douglas, Sitaleki Timani and Ben Mowen in recent times – his arrival back home could help to alleviate those losses.

Just two years ago, Mumm underlined his appetite for international rugby when he featured in a star-studded Barbarians squad that faced the British & Irish Lions in Hong Kong.

Since then, his on-field leadership has continued to flourish for the Chiefs and last season he lifted the club’s first major silverware when they defeated Northampton Saints 15-8 in the LV= Cup final.

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