Karolis Navickas (born 9 April 1990 in

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) is a retired Lithuanian

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player who played for US Bressane in French

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and the Lithuanian national team.

Early career

Navickas has played rugby professionally at home in Lithuania and abroad, notably in France. Since leaving his native Lithuania where he was part of the Lithuanian championship winning side RC Vairas, has also played in Russia with VVA, having previously taken part of the South African Under 21s side, where he stayed for a season before his European return. After his spell in Russia, he played for the

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reserve XV. In March 2012 he signed a 2-year contract with French

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side

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. At the end of the 2012-2013 season he joined the Russian team of Krasny Yar. In the 2016–2017 season he played for Provence Rugby. In 2019, Navickas retired from professional rugby after his team Bressane was relegated.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Navickas, Karolis 1990 births Living people Lithuanian rugby union players Rugby union locks Lithuanian expatriate rugby union players Expatriate rugby league players in England Expatriate rugby union players in France Expatriate rugby union players in Russia Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in France Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Lithuanian expatriate sportspeople in England Union Bordeaux Bègles players Provence Rugby players Union Sportive Bressane players Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk players