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Asoiva "Eva" Karpani (born 18 June 1996) is an Australian rugby union footballer who plays for the NSW Waratahs in the Super W. She is an Australian Wallaroos representative and competed at the 2021 Rugby World Cup. She also played for the St George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL Women's Premiership.

Personal life

Karpani was born in Queensland and raised in Adelaide, South Australia. She is the sister of Newcastle Knights NRLW player Simone Karpani.

Rugby union career

2013–19

Karpani played for Onkaparinga and Brighton before representing the Australian Youth rugby sevens team at the 2013 Australian Youth Olympic Festival.

In 2017, she played for the University of Adelaide at the Aon University Sevens. In 2018, she moved to Sydney and joined the NSW Waratahs Super W team for 2019 season.

On July 13 2019, she made her Test debut for Australia against Japan.

2022–23

Karpani was named in Australia's squad for the 2022 Pacific Four Series in New Zealand. She was named in the Wallaroos squad for a two-test series against the Black Ferns at the Laurie O'Reilly Cup. She was selected in the team again for the delayed 2022 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.

Karpani made the Wallaroos side for the 2023 Pacific Four Series, and the O'Reilly Cup.

Rugby league career

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.

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.

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

References

1. "Something special: SA Wallaroos' star on the rise". Adelaide Now. 19 July 2019.
2. "Onkaparinga Rugby club the inspiration behind Hackham West teenager's rise up the ranks". Adelaide Now. 4 January 2013.
3. "Wallaroos Eva Karpani is 'something special'". Adelaide Now. 19 July 2019.
4. "Uni women's rugby 7s team helps make sporting history". University of Adelaide. 24 August 2017.
5. "Karpani hoping to inspire next generation with rugby rise". rugby.com.au. 11 July 2019.
6. "Nine Wallaroos debutants named to face Japan". rugby.com.au. 12 July 2019.
7. Williamson, Nathan (19 May 2022). "Wallaroos announce squad for Pacific Four". wallaroos.rugby. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
8. Woods, Melissa (19 May 2022). "Nine new Wallaroos for Pacific Four rugby". 7NEWS. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
9. "Wallaroos name 32-player squad". ESPN.com. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
10. "Maya Stewart, Emily Robinson, and Asatasi Lafai named in Wallaroos squad to face Black Ferns". nsw.rugby. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
11. Williamson, Nathan (7 September 2022). "Wallaroos confirm Rugby World Cup squad". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
12. Worthington, Sam (7 September 2022). "Rugby stars to play two World Cups in a month". wwos.nine.com.au. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
13. Williamson, Nathan (15 June 2023). "Wallaroos welcome back overseas stars for Pacific Four". wallaroos.rugby. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
14. "Dragons finalise Women's Premiership squad with three signings". St George Illawarra Dragons. 31 July 2018.
15. "NRL Women's Premiership team: Round 1 v Broncos". St George Illawarra Dragons. 4 September 2018.
16. "Round 15 Harvey Norman NSW Women's Premiership Line Up". South Sydney Rabbitohs. 25 June 2019.

External links

• Wallaroos profile

• 1996 births
• Living people
• Australian sportspeople of Tongan descent
• Australian female rugby league players
• Australian female rugby union players
• Australia women's international rugby union players
• Christies Beach Football Club players
• Rugby league props
• Sportspeople from Adelaide
• Rugby union players from South Australia
• Sportswomen from South Australia
• St. George Illawarra Dragons (NRLW) players