Simone Karpani
 Simone Karpani in 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 16 June 1997 Logan, Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (11 st 9 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Lock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 3 August 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Simone Karpani (born 16 June 1997) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL Women's Premiership. Her position is lock. She previously played for the Sydney Roosters.
Background
[edit]Born in Logan, Queensland, Karpani played her junior rugby league in Adelaide, South Australia.[2]
She is the sister of Australian Wallaroos rugby union representative Asoiva Karpani.[3][4]
Playing career
[edit]Early years
[edit]In 2017, Karpani represented the Women's All Stars side against the Indigenous Women's All Stars.[5] Soon after, she played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the Cronulla Sharks Women's Series.[6] In 2019, she joined the Wests Tigers in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.[7] In 2021, she joined the Central Coast Roosters.[8]
2022
[edit]Karpani joined the Sydney Roosters NRLW squad in 2022.[8] In round 1 of the delayed 2021 NRL Women's season, she made her NRLW debut for the Roosters against the Brisbane Broncos.[9] She played in the Roosters' 2021 Grand Final win over the St. George Illawarra Dragons.[10]
In June, she signed with the Newcastle Knights for the 2022 season.[2] She made her club debut for the Knights in round 1 of the 2022 NRLW season against the Brisbane Broncos.[11]
On 2 October, Karpani played in the Knights' 2022 NRLW Grand Final win over the Parramatta Eels.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Simone Karpani - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ a b "Knights announce more signings". Newcastle Knights. 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Something special: SA Wallaroos' star on the rise". Adelaide Now. 19 July 2019.
- ^ Tucker, Jim (25 August 2022). "K-Train Karpani ready for emotional Wallaroos Test in home city of Adelaide". wallaroos.rugby. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ "Women's Teams For Nines And All Stars". Brisbane Broncos. 20 January 2017.
- ^ "WNRL Team List v Raiders". Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. 7 March 2017.
- ^ "Women's team ready for Grand Final Qualifier". Match Preview: Round 11 vs Bulldogs. 2 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Roosters 2021 NRLW Squad Breakdown". Sydney Roosters. 17 November 2021.
- ^ "NRLW 2021 - Round 1 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "2021 NRLW Team Lists: Grand Final". National Rugby League. 6 April 2022.
- ^ "Late Mail: NRLW team confirmed for Broncos clash". Newcastle Knights. 21 August 2022.
- ^ "Knights v Eels". National Rugby League.