Cauliflower Club and Forbes Old Boys ‘celebrate the spirit of rugby’

What he experienced at Grinsted Oval, though, that was unexpected.

The Forbes Old Boys wound back the clock on Saturday, lighting up their old stomping ground with an early onslaught stunning both Mumm and his Cauliflower Club First XV.

Forbes won, comfortably in the end, upsetting a side that boasted Wallabies Mumm, Jeremy Paul and former legends Mark Hartill, Dave Carter, as well as one of Australia’s most decorated coaches, Rod Macqueen.

But the result was secondary to the cause – the Cauliflower Club was established in 2012 by former Wallaby greats, Peter FitzSimons and Nick Farr-Jones to raise funds to provide sporting and recreational equipment to enhance the lives of those with a disability, with a bias towards sporting related injuries.

The trip was Mumm’s first to Forbes and the ex-Australian second-rower helped run a couple of coaching clinics for Platypi juniors on top of the charity game, which acted as a prelude to the Blowes Clothing Cup clash between the hosts and Cowra.

“It doesn’t get much better, does it,” Mumm said after the game.

“It’s been a great day. It’s funny, it started off a bit tentative and the Forbes boys were good.

“They had a bit of pace out wide, and pace isn’t something I thought would be in this game.

“Nonetheless, it got a little more serious the longer we went and the mentality switched. One person goes a bit harder and then everyone steps up.

“From our side, the Cauliflower boys, when you have a team full of forwards our pick-and-go game was strong and our mauling was too, but our back play was poor, I’d say.”

Mumm has been a director on the Cauliflower Club’s board now for a year and says being involved it’s a wonderful way to celebrate the spirit of rugby.

“It’s something, regardless of whether you’ve been lucky enough to play at a high level or at club, it’s equally as enjoyable,” he said.

“And it’s nice to be able to raise some money for some people that need some help as a result of injury from sport. What a great way to do it.”