# Simone Karpani

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{{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](/source/Logan_City), [Australia](/source/Australia)
|height         = {{convert|165|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
|weight         = {{convert|74|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
|position       = {{rlp|LK}}
|club1          = {{nowrap|[Sydney Roosters](/source/Sydney_Roosters_Women)}}
|year1start     = 2021
|year1end       = 
|appearances1   = 7
|tries1         = 0
|goals1         = 0
|fieldgoals1    = 0
|points1        = 0
|club2          = {{nowrap|[Newcastle Knights](/source/Newcastle_Knights_Women)}}
|year2start     = 2022
|year2end       = present
|appearances2   = 27
|tries2         = 0
|goals2         = 0
|fieldgoals2    = 0
|points2        = 0
| teamA           = [Samoa](/source/Samoa_women's_national_rugby_league_team)
| 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](/source/Asoiva_Karpani) (sister)
}}
}}

'''Simone Karpani''' (born 16 June 1997) is an Australian professional [rugby league](/source/rugby_league) footballer who currently plays for the [Newcastle Knights](/source/Newcastle_Knights_Women) in the [NRL Women's Premiership](/source/NRL_Women's_Premiership). Her position is {{rlp|lk}}. She previously played for the [Sydney Roosters](/source/Sydney_Roosters_Women).

==Background==
Born in [Logan, Queensland](/source/Logan_City), Karpani played her junior [rugby league](/source/rugby_league) in [Adelaide, South Australia](/source/Adelaide).<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](/source/Australia_women's_national_rugby_union_team) [rugby union](/source/rugby_union) representative [Asoiva Karpani](/source/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](/source/Cronulla-Sutherland_Sharks_Women) 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](/source/Wests_Tigers) in the [NSWRL Women's Premiership](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Sydney_Roosters_Women) [NRLW](/source/NRL_Women's_Premiership) squad in 2022.<ref name="auto"/> In round 1 of the delayed [2021 NRL Women's season](/source/2021_NRL_Women's_season), she made her NRLW debut for the Roosters against the [Brisbane Broncos](/source/Brisbane_Broncos_Women).<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](/source/St._George_Illawarra_Dragons_Women).<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](/source/Newcastle_Knights_Women) for the 2022 season.<ref name="auto1"/> She made her club debut for the Knights in round 1 of the [2022 NRLW season](/source/2022_NRL_Women's_season) against the [Brisbane Broncos](/source/Brisbane_Broncos_Women).<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](/source/2022_NRL_Women's_season) Grand Final win over the [Parramatta Eels](/source/Parramatta_Eels_Women).<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

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