Derrell Olpherts
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| Born | 7 January 1992 Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 15 st 10 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Fullback, Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 23 December 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derrell Olpherts (born 7 January 1992) is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a winger, fullback or centre for the Castleford Tigers 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.
Career
He made his professional debut in 2012 for the Dewsbury Rams in a cup tie against Featherstone.[3]
Olpherts played in Kingstone Press League 1 for the Hemel Stags in 2015 and the Newcastle Thunder between 2016 and 2017.[4]
Olpherts joined Salford Red Devils for the 2018 season.[5] He made his Super League début for Salford against the Widnes Vikings.
In July 2019, he signed a three-year contract with Castleford Tigers to start from the 2020 season.[6][7] 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.”[6]
References
- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "Spicer is big loss for Rams". Dewsbury Reporter. 24 February 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ "Salford Red Devils' Derrell Olpherts set to make debut". Sky Sports. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ "Derrell Olpherts: Newcastle Thunder back to join Salford Red Devils". BBC Sport. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Derrell Olpherts: Castleford sign Salford Red Devils winger on three-year deal". BBC Sport. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ 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.