Mitchell Karpik

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. Karpik became a lawyer after injury cut his rugby career short.

Early career

Born and raised in Auckland, Karpik attended King's College in Otahuhu from 2009-2013, and was captain of the 1st XV. After graduating from high school, he played his club rugby in the Auckland region and played for the under-20 and developmental teams.

Senior career

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.

Super Rugby

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. 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.

Career Honours

New Zealand Under-20

World Rugby Under 20 Championship - 2015

Super Rugby Statistics

Season Team Games Starts Sub Mins Tries Cons Pens Drops Points Yel Red 2016 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0