Derrell Olpherts has vowed to deliver career best form at Leeds Rhinos as it’s the perfect place for him to flourish.
After a close season switch from derby rivals Castleford, the exciting winger debuts in the Boxing Day friendly against Wakefield. He turns 31 in a fortnight but after a career that’s taken in part-timers Dewsbury, Hemel Stags and Newcastle Thunder before hitting the big time, he promises there’s still more to come. Olpherts will have to raise his game at Headingley where last season’s beaten Super League Grand Finalists have Tonga star David Fusitu’a and prolific Ash Handley out wide.
He could yet feature at centre but insisted: “There's always more in me. I don't think I've yet played my best rugby. I played wing when I eventually came into Super League with Salford but I was more of an attacking centre or full-back when playing Championship and League 1.
