Derrell Olpherts (born 7 January 1992) is an English professional
rugby league footballer who most recently played as a er, or for the
Leeds Rhinos in the
Super League
The Super League (officially known as the Betfred Super League due to sponsorship from Betfred and legally known as Super League Europe), is the top-level of the British rugby league system. At present the league consists of twelve teams, of wh ...
.
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
The Super League (officially known as the Betfred Super League due to sponsorship from Betfred and legally known as Super League Europe), is the top-level of the British rugby league system. At present the league consists of twelve teams, of wh ...
.
Background
Olpherts was born in
Wakefield,
West Yorkshire, England.
Career
Dewsbury Rams
Olpherts made his professional début on 19 February 2012 for
Dewsbury
Dewsbury is a minster and market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Calder and on an arm of the Calder and Hebble Navigation waterway. It is to the west of Wakefield, east of Hudder ...
in a cup tie against
Featherstone.
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.
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.
Salford Red Devils
Olpherts joined the
Salford Red Devils for the 2018 season.
He made his
Super League
The Super League (officially known as the Betfred Super League due to sponsorship from Betfred and legally known as Super League Europe), is the top-level of the British rugby league system. At present the league consists of twelve teams, of wh ...
début for
Salford against
Widnes.
Castleford Tigers
In July 2019, Olpherts signed a three-year contract with
Castleford Tigers
The Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England, that compete in the Super League, the top-level professional rugby league club competition in the Northern Hemisphere. The club have competed i ...
to start from the 2020 season.
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."
Olpherts made his Castleford début on 2 February 2020 against the
Toronto Wolfpack. He scored his first try for the club on 7 February against
Wigan. 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
The 2021 Challenge Cup Final was the 120th final of rugby league's Challenge Cup knock-out competition. It took place on 17 July 2021 at Wembley Stadium between Castleford Tigers and St Helens.
Background
The 2021 Challenge Cup Final was
...
loss against
St Helens.
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.
On 26 August 2022, Castleford confirmed that Olpherts would leave the club at the end of the season upon the expiry of his contract.
Leeds Rhinos
On 20 October 2022, Olpherts signed a 2-year contract with
Leeds Rhinos to start from the 2023 season.
Statistics
(* denotes season still competing)
References
External links
Castleford Tigers profileSalford Red Devils profileSL profile
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1992 births
Living people
Castleford Tigers players
Dewsbury Rams players
Hemel Stags players
Leeds Rhinos players
Newcastle Thunder players
Rugby league centres
Rugby league fullbacks
Rugby league players from Wakefield
Rugby league wingers
Salford Red Devils players