{{Short description|Samoa international rugby league footballer (born 1997)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}} {{Use Australian English|date=June 2022}} {{Infobox rugby league biography |name = Simone Karpani |fullname = |image = simonekarpani.jpg |imagesize = 250px |caption = Karpani in 2019 |birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|6|16}} |birth_place = Logan, Queensland, Australia |height = {{convert|165|cm|ftin|abbr=on}} |weight = {{convert|74|kg|stlb|abbr=on}} |position = {{rlp|LK}} |club1 = {{nowrap|Sydney Roosters}} |year1start = 2021 |year1end = |appearances1 = 7 |tries1 = 0 |goals1 = 0 |fieldgoals1 = 0 |points1 = 0 |club2 = {{nowrap|Newcastle Knights}} |year2start = 2022 |year2end = present |appearances2 = 27 |tries2 = 0 |goals2 = 0 |fieldgoals2 = 0 |points2 = 0 | teamA = Samoa | yearAstart = 2024 | yearAend = 25 | appearancesA = 3 | triesA = 0 | goalsA = 0 | fieldgoalsA = 0 | pointsA = 0 | retired = no | updated = 21 October 2025 | source = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/simone-karpani/summary.html|title=Simone Karpani - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project|website=www.rugbyleagueproject.org}}</ref> | module = {{infobox person | embed = yes | 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 {{rlp|lk}}. She previously played for the Sydney Roosters.
==Background== Born in Logan, Queensland, Karpani played her junior rugby league in Adelaide, South Australia.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newcastleknights.com.au/news/2022/06/03/knights-announce-more-signings/|title=Knights announce more signings|date=3 June 2022|website=Newcastle Knights}}</ref>
She is the sister of Australian Wallaroos rugby union representative Asoiva Karpani.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/messenger/sport/something-special-sa-wallaroo-karpanis-star-on-the-rise/news-story/5c13c6ec9ca9396d23be46be7ec7d092|title=Something special: SA Wallaroos’ star on the rise|date=19 July 2019|website=Adelaide Now}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tucker |first=Jim |date=2022-08-25 |title=K-Train Karpani ready for emotional Wallaroos Test in home city of Adelaide |url=https://wallaroos.rugby/news/wallaroos-black-ferns-eva-karpani-ready-for-emotional-australia-test-in-home-city-of-adelaide-2022825 |access-date=2022-08-25 |website=wallaroos.rugby |language=en}}</ref>
==Playing career==
===Early years=== In 2017, Karpani represented the Women's All Stars side against the Indigenous Women's All Stars.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broncos.com.au/news/2017/01/20/womens-teams-for-nines-and-all-stars/|title=Women's Teams For Nines And All Stars|date=20 January 2017|website=Brisbane Broncos}}</ref> Soon after, she played for the Cronulla Sharks in the Cronulla Sharks Women's Series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sharks.com.au/news/2017/03/07/wnrl-team-list-v-raiders/|title=WNRL Team List v Raiders|date=7 March 2017|website=Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks}}</ref> In 2019, she joined the Wests Tigers in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2019/08/02/womens-team-ready-for-grand-final-qualifier/|title=Women's team ready for Grand Final Qualifier|date=2 August 2019|website=Match Preview: Round 11 vs Bulldogs}}</ref> In 2021, she joined the Central Coast Roosters.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.roosters.com.au/news/2021/11/18/roosters-2021-nrlw-squad-breakdown/|title=Roosters 2021 NRLW Squad Breakdown|date=17 November 2021|website=Sydney Roosters}}</ref>
===2022=== Karpani joined the Sydney Roosters NRLW squad in 2022.<ref name="auto"/> In round 1 of the delayed 2021 NRL Women's season, she made her NRLW debut for the Roosters against the Brisbane Broncos.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrlw-2021/round-1/sydney--w--vs-brisbane--w-/summary.html|title=NRLW 2021 - Round 1 - Rugby League Project|website=www.rugbyleagueproject.org}}</ref> She played in the Roosters' 2021 Grand Final win over the St. George Illawarra Dragons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2022/04/05/2021-nrlw-team-lists-grand-final/|title=2021 NRLW Team Lists: Grand Final|date=6 April 2022|website=National Rugby League}}</ref>
In June, she signed with the Newcastle Knights for the 2022 season.<ref name="auto1"/> She made her club debut for the Knights in round 1 of the 2022 NRLW season against the Brisbane Broncos.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newcastleknights.com.au/news/2022/08/21/late-mail-nrlw-team-confirmed-for-broncos-clash/|title=Late Mail: NRLW team confirmed for Broncos clash|date=21 August 2022|website=Newcastle Knights}}</ref>
On 2 October, Karpani played in the Knights' 2022 NRLW Grand Final win over the Parramatta Eels.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/draw/womens-premiership/2022/grand-final/game-1/|title=Knights v Eels|website=National Rugby League}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.newcastleknights.com.au/teams/womens-premiership/newcastle-knights-women/simone-karpani/ Newcastle Knights profile] *[https://www.roosters.com.au/teams/womens-premiership/sydney-roosters-women/simone-karpani/ Sydney Roosters profile]
{{Newcastle Knights women's squad}} {{Newcastle Knights squad - 2022 NRLW premiers}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Karpani, Simone}} Category:1997 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century Australian sportswomen Category:Australian female rugby league players Category:Australian people of Tongan descent Category:Sportspeople of Tongan descent Category:Newcastle Knights (NRLW) players Category:Rugby league locks Category:Rugby league players from Logan, Queensland Category:Samoa women's national rugby league team players Category:Sportswomen from Queensland Category:Sydney Roosters (NRLW) players