Simone Karpani

Simone Karpani is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL Women's Premiership. Her position is. She previously played for the Sydney Roosters.

Background

Born in Logan, Queensland, Karpani played her junior rugby league in Adelaide, South Australia.
She is the sister of Australia women's national [rugby union team|Australian Wallaroos] rugby union representative Asoiva Karpani.

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 Women|Cronulla Sharks] in the Cronulla Sharks Women's Series. In 2019, she joined the Wests Tigers in the NSWRL Women's Premiership. In 2021, she joined the Central [Coast Roosters].

2022

Karpani joined the Sydney Roosters NRLW squad in 2022. In round 1 of the delayed 2021 [NRL Women's season], she made her NRLW debut for the Roosters against the Brisbane [Broncos Women|Brisbane Broncos]. She played in the Roosters' 2021 Grand Final win over the St. George Illawarra Dragons.
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 [NRL Women's season|2022 NRLW season] against the Brisbane Broncos.
On 2 October, Karpani played in the Knights' 2022 NRLW Grand Final win over the Parramatta [Eels Women|Parramatta Eels].