Asoiva Karpani
Australian rugby union player

Asoiva "Eva" Karpani (born 18 June 1996) is an Australian rugby union footballer who plays for the Queensland Reds in the Super W. She is an Australian Wallaroos representative and competed at the 2021 Rugby World Cup. She previously played for the NSW Waratahs as well as 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
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.
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.
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