Mitchell Karpik | |
Fullname: | Mitchell Ryan Karpik |
Birth Date: | 2 June 1995 |
Birth Place: | Auckland, New Zealand |
Height: | 1850NaN0 |
Weight: | 1010NaN0 |
School: | King's College |
Position: | Flanker |
Currentclub: | Chiefs, Bay of Plenty |
Years1: | 2015 |
Clubs1: | Auckland |
Apps1: | 11 |
Points1: | 15 |
Years2: | 2017–2020 |
Clubs2: | Chiefs |
Apps2: | 25 |
Points2: | 15 |
Years3: | 2017–2020 |
Clubs3: | Bay of Plenty |
Apps3: | 27 |
Points3: | 30 |
Repyears1: | 2015 |
Repteam1: | New Zealand U20 |
Repcaps1: | 4 |
Reppoints1: | 20 |
Repyears2: | 2018–2019 |
Repteam2: | Māori All Blacks |
Repcaps2: | 5 |
Reppoints2: | 20 |
Clubupdate: | 20 June 2020 |
Repupdate: | 20 June 2020 |
Mitchell "Mitch" Karpik (born 2 June 1995) is a retired New Zealand rugby union player who played as a flanker for in New Zealand's domestic Mitre 10 Cup and the in the international Super Rugby competition.[1] [2] [3] [4] Karpik became a lawyer after injury cut his rugby career short.
Born and raised in Auckland, Karpik attended King's College in Otahuhu from 2009-2013, and was captain of the 1st XV.[4] Karpik also grew up playing cricket for the Parnell Pirates and had a reputation as a formidable all rounder. Furthermore, during High School Karpik; along with future agent Scott Bevin, formed the all conquering Greenbank Javelin academy, garnering success for many years.[5] After graduating from high school, he played his club rugby in the Auckland region and played for the under-20 and developmental teams.[6]
He received his first taste of provincial rugby with during the 2015 ITM Cup, where he played a starring role in their run to the Premiership final. He played 11 of Auckland's 12 games during the campaign and scored 3 tries in what was to be his only season with them.[1]
At the conclusion of the 2015 season, it was announced that Karpik would be joining the Bay of Plenty Steamers for 2016.[6] Unfortunately for both parties, a knee injury sustained at the beginning of the year ruled him of the entire campaign which saw the Steamers eliminated at the semi-final stage after finishing 4th on the Championship log.[7]
His debut season at provincial level with Auckland was enough to convince the Hamilton-based Super Rugby franchise to hand him a contract for the 2016 Super Rugby season.[8] A knee injury picked up in pre-season match against the saw him miss the entire campaign. Despite this, he was retained in the squad for 2017.[3] [7]
Karpik represented both New Zealand Schools and New Zealands Schools Barbarians while at King's College and was also a member of the New Zealand Under-20 side which won the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship in Italy.[9] [10] [11]
New Zealand Under-20
Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |