Simone Karpani (born 16 June 1997) is an Australian professional

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footballer who currently plays for the Newcastle Knights in the

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. Her position is . She previously played for the Sydney Roosters.

Background

Born in Logan, Queensland, Karpani played her junior

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. She is the sister of Australian Wallaroos

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representative

Asoiva Karpani Asoiva Karpani (born 18 June 1996) is an Australian rugby union footballer who plays for the NSW Waratahs in the Super W. She is an Australian Wallaroos representative, she previously played for the St George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL Women' ...

Playing career

Early years

In 2017, Karpani represented the Women's All Stars side against the Indigenous Women's All Stars. Soon after, she played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the Cronulla Sharks Women's Series. In 2019, she joined the Wests Tigers in the

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. In 2021, she joined the

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2022

Karpani joined the Sydney Roosters

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squad in 2022. In round 1 of the delayed

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, she made her NRLW debut for the Roosters against the Brisbane Broncos. She played in the Roosters' 2021 Grand Final win over the

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. In June, she signed with the Newcastle Knights for the 2022 season. She made her club debut for the Knights in round 1 of the 2022 NRLW season against the Brisbane Broncos. On 2 October, Karpani played in the Knights' 2022 NRLW Grand Final win over the Parramatta Eels.

References

External links

Newcastle Knights profileSydney Roosters profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Karpani, Simone 1997 births Living people Australian female rugby league players Australian sportspeople of Tongan descent Newcastle Knights (NRLW) players Rugby league locks Rugby league players from Logan, Queensland Sportswomen from Queensland Sydney Roosters (NRLW) players