Derrell Olpherts

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Derrell Olpherts
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Personal information
Born (1992-01-07) 7 January 1992 (age 32)
Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 15 st 6 lb (98 kg)[1]
Playing information
Position Wing, Fullback, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012 Dewsbury Rams 4 1 0 0 4
2015 Hemel Stags 22 7 0 0 28
2016–17 Newcastle Thunder 41 30 0 0 120
2018–19 Salford Red Devils 42 16 0 0 64
2020–22 Castleford Tigers 65 36 0 0 144
2023– Leeds Rhinos 0 0 0 0 0
Total 174 90 0 0 360
As of 22 October 2022
Source: [2][3][4]

Derrell Olpherts (born 7 January 1992) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger, fullback or centre for the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League.

He has previously played for the Dewsbury Rams in the Championship, the Hemel Stags and the Newcastle Thunder in League 1, and the Salford Red Devils in the Super League.

Background

Olpherts was born in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.

Career

Dewsbury Rams

Olpherts made his professional début on 19 February 2012 for Dewsbury in a cup tie against Featherstone.[5]

Hemel Stags

Olpherts played for the Hemel Stags in the Kingstone Press League 1 in 2015, making 22 appearances and scoring 7 tries as a fullback.[2]

Newcastle Thunder

Olpherts represented the Newcastle Thunder in League 1 between 2016 and 2017. He was utilised as a centre or fullback and scored 30 tries in 41 appearances.[2]

Salford Red Devils

Olpherts joined the Salford Red Devils for the 2018 season.[6] He made his Super League début for Salford against Widnes.[7]

Castleford Tigers

In July 2019, Olpherts signed a three-year contract with Castleford Tigers to start from the 2020 season.[8][9] Head coach Daryl Powell said of him: "Derrell has been a standout winger in Super League this season. His ability to break tackles and make the game quick is outstanding."[8]

Olpherts made his Castleford début on 2 February 2020 against the Toronto Wolfpack.[10] He scored his first try for the club on 7 February against Wigan.[11] He finished the 2020 season as Castleford's joint-highest tryscorer alongside Greg Eden.

On 17 July 2021, Olpherts played for Castleford in their 2021 Challenge Cup Final loss against St Helens.[12]

In round 20 of the 2022 Super League season, Olpherts scored four tries and was named Man of the Match against Hull FC, marking his first hat-trick for Castleford.[13][14]

On 26 August 2022, Castleford confirmed that Olpherts would leave the club at the end of the season upon the expiry of his contract.[15][16]

Leeds Rhinos

On 20 October 2022, Olpherts signed a two-year contract with the Leeds Rhinos to start from the 2023 season.[17]

Statistics

Season Team App T G DG Pts
2012 Ramscolours.svg Dewsbury Rams 4 1 0 0 4
2015 Hemelcolours.png Hemel Stags 22 7 0 0 28
2016 Gthundercolours.svg Newcastle Thunder 17 13 0 0 52
2017 Gthundercolours.svg Newcastle Thunder 24 17 0 0 68
2018 Redscolours.svg Salford Red Devils 19 7 0 0 28
2019 Redscolours.svg Salford Red Devils 23 9 0 0 36
2020 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers 15 8 0 0 32
2021 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers 24 10 0 0 40
2022 Castleford colours.svg Castleford Tigers 26 18 0 0 72
Totals 174 90 0 0 360

(* denotes season still competing)

References

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  3. ↑ loverugbyleague
  4. ↑ Rugby League Project
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