 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Asoiva Karpani (sister) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
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]
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]
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]
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