Marvin Karawana

Marvin Karawana (born 30 July 1986, in Wainuiomata, New Zealand) is a former professional rugby union and rugby league player. He last played for Wellington in the National Rugby sevens competition in New Zealand. He previously played for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League. He primarily plays lock, second-row and five-eighth.

Marvin Karawana

Personal information
Born	(1986-07-30) 30 July 1986 (age 37) Wainuiomata, New Zealand
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	98 kg (15 st 6 lb)
Playing information
Position	Lock, Second-row, Five-eighth
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2007–11 Newcastle Knights 34 1 0 0 4
Source: Rugby League Project As of 8 September 2009

Karawana breaks through a tackle in 2009.

Playing career

Karawana attended St. Bernard's College in Wellington and is a Wainuiomata Lions junior.^[1]

Karawana made his first grade debut for the Newcastle Knights during the Round 9 encounter with the New Zealand Warriors on 12 May 2007. Karawana pushed his way into the first grade team in 2009 and was used off the interchange bench as a Utility player.

He unfortunately tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in a NSW Cup trial game in the 2010 pre-season which ruled him out of the entire 2010 season.

In 2011, he made his return to the NRL against the St. George Illawarra Dragons in Round 4.

After the conclusion of the 2011 season, Karawana was released by Newcastle outfit.^[2]

He returned to New Zealand in 2012 to play Rugby sevens for Wellington in the national competition. He was nicknamed by his teammates "Wainui SBW", due to his similar propensity to offload the ball in the tackle.^[3]

References

1. Marvin Karawana CourierMail
2. Keeble, Brett (1 November 2012). "Knights in no hurry to go separate ways".
3. "NZ Herald - Breaking news, latest news, business, sport and entertainment". 14 September 2023.

External links

• Rugby League Project stats