Marvin Karawana (born 30 July 1986, in

Wainuiomata Wainuiomata () is a large suburb of Lower Hutt, in the Wellington Region of New Zealand's North Island. Origin of name The word 'Wainui-o-mata' is a Māori name made up of the words Wai = water, Nui = big, O = of, and Mata – which could refer ...

, New Zealand) is a professional

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and

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player. He currently plays for Wellington in the National Rugby sevens competition in New Zealand. He previously played for the

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in the

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. He primarily plays and . Marvin Karawana 2009

Playing career

Karawana attended St. Bernard's College in Wellington and is a Wainuiomata Lions junior. Karawana made his first grade debut for the

during the Round 9 encounter with the

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on 12 May 2007. Karawana pushed his way into the first grade team in 2009 and was used off the interchange bench as a Utility player. He unfortunately tore his

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(ACL) in a

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trial game in the 2010 pre-season which ruled him out of the entire 2010 season. In 2011, he made his return to the NRL against the St. George Illawarra Dragons in Round 4. After the conclusion of the 2011 season, Karawana was released by the Knights. He returned to New Zealand in 2012 to play Rugby sevens for Wellington in the national competition. He has been nicknamed by his teammates "Wainui SBW", due to his similar propensity to offload the ball in the tackle.

References

External links

2011 Newcastle Knights profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Karawana, Marvin 1986 births Living people New Zealand rugby league players New Zealand rugby union players New Zealand Māori rugby league players Newcastle Knights players Maitland Pickers players Central Coast Centurions players Hawke's Bay rugby union players Rugby league locks Rugby league second-rows Rugby league five-eighths Rugby league players from Lower Hutt Rugby union players from Lower Hutt People educated at St Bernard's College, Lower Hutt Wainuiomata Lions players Wellington rugby union players