| Simone Karpani | |
| Birth Date: | 1997 6, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Logan, Queensland, Australia |
| Height: | 165cm (65inches) |
| Weight: | 74kg (163lb) |
| Year1start: | 2021 |
| Appearances1: | 7 |
| Tries1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
| Points1: | 0 |
| Year2start: | 2022 |
| Year2end: | present |
| Appearances2: | 11 |
| Tries2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals2: | 0 |
| Points2: | 0 |
| Updated: | 3 August 2023 |
| Source: | [1] |
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 . She previously played for the Sydney Roosters.
Born in Logan, Queensland, Karpani played her junior rugby league in Adelaide, South Australia.[2]
She is the sister of Australian Wallaroos rugby union representative Asoiva Karpani.[3] [4]
In 2017, Karpani represented the Women's All Stars side against the Indigenous Women's All Stars.[5] Soon after, she played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the Cronulla Sharks Women's Series.[6] In 2019, she joined the Wests Tigers in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.[7] In 2021, she joined the Central Coast Roosters.[8]
Karpani joined the Sydney Roosters NRLW squad in 2022.[8] In round 1 of the delayed 2021 NRL Women's season, she made her NRLW debut for the Roosters against the Brisbane Broncos.[9] She played in the Roosters' 2021 Grand Final win over the St. George Illawarra Dragons.[10]
In June, she signed with the Newcastle Knights for the 2022 season.[2] She made her club debut for the Knights in round 1 of the 2022 NRLW season against the Brisbane Broncos.[11]
On 2 October, Karpani played in the Knights' 2022 NRLW Grand Final win over the Parramatta Eels.[12]