Derrell Olpherts

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.

Derrell Olpherts
Personal information
Born (1992-01-07) 7 January 1992
Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight15 st 6 lb (98 kg)[1]
Playing information
PositionWing, 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
Source: [2][3][4]
As of 22 October 2022

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] Olpherts played 13 games for Leeds in the 2023 Super League season as the club finished 8th on the table and missed the playoffs.[18]

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

(* denotes season still competing)

References
  1. "Derrell Olpherts Biography". Castleford Tigers. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  2. "Player Summary: Derrell Olpherts". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  3. loverugbyleague
  4. Rugby League Project
  5. "Spicer is big loss for Rams". Dewsbury Reporter. 24 February 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  6. "Derrell Olpherts: Newcastle Thunder back to join Salford Red Devils". BBC Sport. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  7. "Salford Red Devils' Derrell Olpherts set to make debut". Sky Sports. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  8. "Derrell Olpherts: Castleford sign Salford Red Devils winger on three-year deal". BBC Sport. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  9. Smith, Peter (2 July 2019). "Flying Salford Red Devils winger Derrell Olpherts heading to Castleford Tigers for 2020". Yorkshire Evening Post. Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  10. Hafez, Shamoon (2 February 2020). "Super League: Toronto Wolfpack 10-28 Castleford Tigers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  11. "Super League: Castleford Tigers 16-12 Wigan Warriors - Olpherts sets up win with first Tigers try". BBC Sport. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  12. "Challenge Cup: St Helens beat Castleford 26-12 for first Wembley victory since 2008". BBC Sport. 17 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  13. "Super League: Derrell Olpherts stars as ruthless Castleford Tigers stun Hull FC 46-18". Sky Sports. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  14. "Super League: Hull FC 18-46 Castleford - Lee Radford's Tigers come from behind to win". BBC Sport. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  15. "Tigers departing club at end of 2022". Castleford Tigers. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  16. Darbyshire, Drew (26 August 2022). "Castleford confirm six departures at the end of the season". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  17. "Derrell Olpherts: Leeds Rhinos sign Castleford Tigers outside back on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  18. "Leeds Rhinos' 2023 season review: picking out the best and worst players, performances, results". www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk.
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