Mitchell "Mitch" Karpik (born 2 June 1995) is a retired New Zealand rugby union player who played as a flanker for Bay of Plenty in New Zealand's domestic Mitre 10 Cup and the Chiefs in the international Super Rugby competition.[1][2][3][4] Karpik became a lawyer after injury cut his rugby career short.[citation needed]
| Full name | Mitchell Ryan Karpik | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 2 June 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 101 kg (223 lb; 15 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | King's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early career
editBorn and raised in Auckland, Karpik attended King's College in Otahuhu from 2009-2013, and was captain of the 1st XV.[4] Karpik also grew up playing cricket for the Parnell Pirates and had a reputation as a formidable all rounder. Furthermore, during High School Karpik; along with future agent Scott Bevin, formed the all conquering Greenbank Javelin academy, garnering success for many years.[5] After graduating from high school, he played his club rugby in the Auckland region and played for the Blues under-20 and developmental teams.[6]
Senior career
editHe received his first taste of provincial rugby with Auckland 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.[1]
At the conclusion of the 2015 season, it was announced that Karpik would be joining the Bay of Plenty Steamers for 2016.[6] Unfortunately for both parties, a knee injury sustained at the beginning of the year ruled him of the entire campaign which saw the Steamers eliminated at the semi-final stage after finishing 4th on the Championship log.[7]
Super Rugby
editHis debut season at provincial level with Auckland was enough to convince the Hamilton-based Chiefs Super Rugby franchise to hand him a contract for the 2016 Super Rugby season.[8] A knee injury picked up in pre-season match against the Waratahs saw him miss the entire campaign. Despite this, he was retained in the squad for 2017.[3][7]
International
editKarpik represented both New Zealand Schools and New Zealands Schools Barbarians while at King's College and was also a member of the New Zealand Under-20 side which won the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship in Italy.[9][10][11]
Career Honours
editNew Zealand Under-20
Super Rugby Statistics
edit- As of 11 December 2016[1]
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
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| 2016 | Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Mitch Karpik itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ^ "Mitchell Karpik Bay of Plenty Steamers Player Profile". BoP Rugby. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Chiefs 2017 Squad Guide" (PDF). All Blacks.com. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Mitchell Karpik Chiefs Player Profile". Chiefs Rugby. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ https://www.kingscollege.school.nz/media/349042/Greenbank-House-Handbook-2017.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ a b "Rugby: Mitch Karpik leaving Auckland". New Zealand Herald. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Promising flanker Mitchell Karpik sustains season-ending knee injury". Chiefs Rugby. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ "Auckland flanker Mitch Karpik signs two-year deal with Dave Rennie's Chiefs". Stuff.co.nz. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ "Mitch Karpik All Blacks Player Profile". All Blacks.com. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ^ "2013 NZ Schools team named". All Blacks.com. 16 September 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ "NZ Under 20 squad named for World Champs in Italy". All Blacks.com. 12 May 2015. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.