| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | Marvylous, Marv | |||||
| Born | 30 July 1986 Wainuiomata, New Zealand |
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| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||
| Weight | 98 kg (15 st 6 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Lock, Second-row, Five-eighth, Halfback, Hooker, Centre | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2007–11 | Newcastle Knights | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| As of 8 September 2009 | ||||||
| Source: RLP | ||||||
Marvin Karawana (born 30 July 1986 in Wainuiomata, New Zealand) is a professional rugby league player. He previously played for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League. He plays as a utility player.
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 May 12, 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 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 the Knights.[2]