Derrell Olpherts Explained

Derrell Olpherts
Birth Date:7 January 1992
Birth Place:Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England
Height:6feet
Weight:98abbr=onNaNabbr=on[1]
Year1start:2012
Appearances1:4
Tries1:1
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:4
Club2:Hemel Stags
Year2start:2015
Appearances2:22
Tries2:7
Goals2:0
Fieldgoals2:0
Points2:28
Year3start:2016
Year3end:17
Appearances3:41
Tries3:30
Goals3:0
Fieldgoals3:0
Points3:120
Year4start:2018
Year4end:19
Appearances4:42
Tries4:16
Goals4:0
Fieldgoals4:0
Points4:64
Year5start:2020
Year5end:22
Appearances5:65
Tries5:36
Goals5:0
Fieldgoals5:0
Points5:144
Club6:Leeds Rhinos
Year6start:2023
Year6end:24
Appearances6:14
Tries6:4
Goals6:0
Fieldgoals6:0
Points6:16
Year7start:2024
Year7end:present
Appearances7:19
Tries7:18
Goals7:0
Fieldgoals7:0
Points7:72
New:yes
Source:[2] [3]
Updated:9 August 2024

Derrell Olpherts (born 7 January 1992) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a er, or for Wakefield Trinity in the RFL Championship.

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

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.[4]

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.[5] He made his Super League début for Salford against Widnes.[6]

Castleford Tigers

In July 2019, Olpherts signed a three-year contract with Castleford Tigers to start from the 2020 season.[7] [8] 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.[9] He scored his first try for the club on 7 February against Wigan.[10] 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.[11]

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.[12] [13]

On 26 August 2022, Castleford confirmed that Olpherts would leave the club at the end of the season upon the expiry of his contract.[14] [15]

Leeds Rhinos

On 20 October 2022, Olpherts signed a two-year contract with the Leeds Rhinos to start from the 2023 season.[16] Olpherts played 13 games for Leeds in the 2023 Super League season as the club finished 8th on the table and missed the playoffs.[17]

Wakefield Trinity

On 12 March 2024, it was reported that he had signed for Wakefield Trinity in the RFL Championship.[18]

Statistics

Appearances and points in all competitions by year
Club Season Tier
Dewsbury Rams2012Championship4 1 0 0 4
Hemel Stags2015League 122 7 0 0 28
Newcastle Thunder2016League 117 13 0 0 52
2017League 124 17 0 0 68
Total41 30 0 0 120
Salford Red Devils2018Super League19 7 0 0 28
2019Super League23 9 0 0 36
Total42 16 0 0 64
Castleford Tigers2020Super League15 8 0 0 32
2021Super League24 10 0 0 40
2022Super League26 18 0 0 72
Total65 36 0 0 144
Leeds Rhinos2023Super League14 4 0 0 16
Wakefield Trinity2024Championship19 18 0 0 72
Career total207 112 0 0 448

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Derrell Olpherts Biography . 20 March 2022 . Castleford Tigers.
  2. https://www.loverugbyleague.com/stats/players/Derrell-Olpherts/ loverugbyleague
  3. https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/derrell-olpherts/summary.html Rugby League Project
  4. Web site: Spicer is big loss for Rams. Dewsbury Reporter. 24 February 2012. 22 March 2018.
  5. Web site: Derrell Olpherts: Newcastle Thunder back to join Salford Red Devils . BBC Sport . 3 July 2019 . 3 July 2017.
  6. Web site: 22 March 2018 . Salford Red Devils' Derrell Olpherts set to make debut . Sky Sports . 22 March 2018.
  7. Web site: Derrell Olpherts: Castleford sign Salford Red Devils winger on three-year deal . BBC Sport . 3 July 2019 . 2 July 2019.
  8. Web site: Smith . Peter . Flying Salford Red Devils winger Derrell Olpherts heading to Castleford Tigers for 2020 . Yorkshire Evening Post . 3 July 2019 . 2 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190703065344/https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/flying-salford-red-devils-winger-derrell-olpherts-heading-to-castleford-tigers-for-2020-1-9853865 . 3 July 2019.
  9. Web site: Hafez . Shamoon . 2 February 2020 . Super League: Toronto Wolfpack 10-28 Castleford Tigers . 23 July 2022 . BBC Sport.
  10. Web site: 7 February 2020 . Super League: Castleford Tigers 16-12 Wigan Warriors - Olpherts sets up win with first Tigers try . 23 July 2022 . BBC Sport.
  11. News: Challenge Cup: St Helens beat Castleford 26-12 for first Wembley victory since 2008. BBC Sport. 17 July 2021. 18 July 2021.
  12. Web site: 22 July 2022 . Super League: Derrell Olpherts stars as ruthless Castleford Tigers stun Hull FC 46-18 . 23 July 2022 . Sky Sports.
  13. Web site: 22 July 2022 . Super League: Hull FC 18-46 Castleford - Lee Radford's Tigers come from behind to win . 23 July 2022 . BBC Sport.
  14. Web site: 26 August 2022 . Tigers departing club at end of 2022 . 11 October 2022 . Castleford Tigers.
  15. Web site: Darbyshire . Drew . 26 August 2022 . Castleford confirm six departures at the end of the season . 11 October 2022 . Love Rugby League.
  16. Web site: Derrell Olpherts: Leeds Rhinos sign Castleford Tigers outside back on two-year deal. BBC Sport . 22 October 2022. 20 October 2022.
  17. Web site: Leeds Rhinos' 2023 season review: picking out the best and worst players, performances, results. www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk.
  18. Web site: Love Rugby League. 12 Mar 2024. Ben Olawumi. Out of favour Leeds Rhinos winger Derrell Olpherts makes permanent Championship move.

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