Simone Karpani

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.

Background Born in Logan, Queensland, Karpani played her junior rugby league in Adelaide, South Australia.

She is the sister of 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 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. 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.

On 2 October, Karpani played in the Knights' 2022 NRLW Grand Final win over the Parramatta Eels.