Epel Kapinias
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| Full name | Epel Kapinias | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 January 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 16 st 10 lb (106 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop, Loose forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Epel Kapinias is a Papua New Guinea international rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the London Broncos in the RFL Championship and Papua New Guinea at international level.[3]
Career
London Broncos
On 19 November 2025 it was reported that he had signed for the London Broncos in the RFL Championship.[4]
Representative
Kapinias made his international debut for Papua New Guinea in their 24-14 victory over Fiji in the 2022 Pacific Test.[5]
On 12 October 2025 he scored a try for PNG Prime Minister's XIII in the 28-10 defeat to Australia's Prime Minister's XIII in Port Moresby.
Club statistics
| Year | Club | League Competition | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Drop goals | Points | Notes |
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| 2019 |  Papua New Guinea Hunters | 2019 Queensland Cup | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 | Papua New Guinea Hunters | 2020 Queensland Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Papua New Guinea Hunters | 2021 Queensland Cup | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 2022 |  Wynnum Manly Seagulls | 2022 Queensland Cup | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2023 | Papua New Guinea Hunters | 2022 Queensland Cup | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2024 | Papua New Guinea Hunters | 2024 Queensland Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 | Papua New Guinea Hunters | 2025 Queensland Cup | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2026 |  London Broncos | 2026 RFL Championship | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 | |
| Club career total | 93 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 64 | [6][7] | ||
References
- ↑ Rugby League Project
- ↑ "Player Summary: Epel Kapinias". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers' Club.
- ↑ "MEET THE PNG KUMULS DEBUTANTS – EPEL KAPINIAS". PNG Haus Bung. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ↑ Ben Olawumi (19 November 2025). "London Broncos swoop to sign next Papua New Guinea star as identity revealed". Love Rugby League.
- ↑ "Papua New Guinea v Fiji". National Rugby League. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ↑ Rugby League Project
- ↑ "Player Summary: Epel Kapinias". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers' Club.
External links
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Categories:
- 1998 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Papua New Guinean sportsmen
- London Broncos players
- Papua New Guinea Hunters players
- Papua New Guinea national rugby league team players
- Papua New Guinean rugby league players
- PNG Prime Minister's XIII players
- Rugby league players from the National Capital District (Papua New Guinea)
- Rugby league props
- Rugby league forwards
- Wynnum Manly Seagulls players
- Papua New Guinean rugby league biography stubs