Asoiva Karpani

Asoiva Karpani (born 18 June 1996) is an Australian rugby union footballer who plays for the NSW Waratahs in the Super W.

Asoiva Karpani
Personal information
Born (1996-06-18) 18 June 1996
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight95 kg (14 st 13 lb)
Playing information
Rugby league
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018 St George Illawarra 1 0 0 0 0
Rugby union
PositionWinger
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019–20 NSW Waratahs 8 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019 Australia
As of 20 October 2020
Source: RLP

An Australian Wallaroos representative, she previously played for the St George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL Women's Premiership.

Playing career

Rugby union

Born in Queensland and raised in Adelaide, South Australia, Karpani played for Onkaparinga and Brighton before representing the Australian Youth rugby sevens team at the 2013 Australian Youth Olympic Festival.[1][2]

In 2017, she played for the University of Adelaide at the Aon University Sevens.[3]

In 2018, she moved to Sydney and joined the NSW Waratahs Super W team for 2019 season.[4]

On July 13 2019, she made her Test debut for the Australia against Japan.[5]

Rugby league

On 31 July 2018, Karpani signed with the St George Illawarra Dragons NRL Women's Premiership team. Prior to signing with the Dragons, she represented South Australia and the Combined Affiliated States.[6]

In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Dragons in their 4–30 loss to the Brisbane Broncos.[7]

In 2019, she played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.[8]

References
  1. "Onkaparinga Rugby club the inspiration behind Hackham West teenager's rise up the ranks". Adelaide Now. 4 January 2013.
  2. "Wallaroos Eva Karpani is 'something special'". Adelaide Now. 19 July 2019.
  3. "Uni women's rugby 7s team helps make sporting history". University of Adelaide. 24 August 2017.
  4. "Karpani hoping to inspire next generation with rugby rise". rugby.com.au. 11 July 2019.
  5. "Nine Wallaroos debutants named to face Japan". rugby.com.au. 12 July 2019.
  6. "Dragons finalise Women's Premiership squad with three signings". St George Illawarra Dragons. 31 July 2018.
  7. "NRL Women's Premiership team: Round 1 v Broncos". St George Illawarra Dragons. 4 September 2018.
  8. "Round 15 Harvey Norman NSW Women's Premiership Line Up". South Sydney Rabbitohs. 25 June 2019.
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