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.
[citation needed] Born and raised in Auckland, Karpik attended King's College in Otahuhu from 2009-2013, and was captain of the 1st XV.
Furthermore, during High School Karpik; along with future agent Scott Bevin, formed the all conquering Greenbank Javelin academy, garnering success for many years.
[6] He 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.
[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.