Brett Ferres

Brett Ryan Ferres (born 17 April 1986) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays for Goole Vikings in the RFL League 1, and has played for England at international level, initially as a centre and later as a second-row or loose forward.

Brett Ferres

Personal information
Full name	Brett Ryan Ferres[1]
Born	(1986-04-17) 17 April 1986 (age 38) Castleford, West Yorkshire, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Weight	16 st 5 lb (104 kg)[3]
Playing information
Position	Second-row, Loose forward, Centre
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2005–06 Bradford Bulls 39 13 2 0 56 2007–08 Wakefield Trinity 41 7 6 0 40 2009–12 Castleford Tigers 89 27 0 0 108 2013–16 Huddersfield Giants 77 29 0 0 116 2016–19 Leeds Rhinos 90 15 0 0 60 2020–22 Featherstone Rovers 40 12 2 0 52 2023–24 Doncaster 39 6 0 0 24 2025– Goole Vikings 0 0 0 0 0 Total 415 109 10 0 456 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2006–15 England 16 9 0 0 36
Source: [4][5] As of 16 October 2024

He has previously played for the Bradford Bulls, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, Castleford Tigers, Huddersfield Giants and the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League.^[6][7]

Background

Ferres was born in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England, and was educated at Castleford Academy.^[8]

Playing career

Bradford Bulls

Ferres was a member of the England academy side that toured Australia and New Zealand in 2004. In 2005 he made 9 first team appearances for Bradford Bulls, and was the regular goal kicker for the senior academy, a side he also captained, scoring 17 tries in only 17 appearances for the under-21s.^[9] As Super League champions Bradford faced National Rugby League premiers Wests Tigers in the 2006 World Club Challenge, Ferres played from the interchange bench in Bradford's 30–10 victory.

Ferres playing for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats

Wakefield Trinity Wildcats

In late 2006, Ferres signed for Wakefield Trinity in exchange for David Solomona who went to the Bradford club.^[10]

Castleford Tigers

Ferres signed for Castleford on 7 November 2008 after being released from his contract with Wakefield Trinity.^[11]

On 2 July 2009 Ferres signed a new three-year deal to stay at Castleford.^[12]

Huddersfield Giants

In July 2012, Ferres signed for Huddersfield for a three-and-a-half-year deal.^[13] He was named at second-row in the 2013 Super League Dream Team. Immediately following the test series against New Zealand, Ferres was suspended by Huddersfield pending an investigation into his "conduct away from the club".^[14]

Leeds Rhinos

In January 2016, Leeds signed Brett Ferres from Huddersfield for an undisclosed fee.^[15]

He played in the 2017 Super League Grand Final victory over Castleford at Old Trafford.^[16][17][18]

Featherstone Rovers

Between 2020-2022, Ferres played for Featherstone in the RFL Championship. In December 2022, it was announced that he would be departing the club.^[19]

Doncaster

In 2023, Ferres joined Doncaster. On 15 November 2023, Ferres signed a one-year contract extension to remain at the club.^[20]

Goole Vikings

On 16 Oct 2024 it was reported that he had signed for Goole Vikings in the RFL League 1^[21]

International career

Ferres won caps for England in 2006 against France, Tonga (2 matches) and Samoa in the 2006 Federation Shield tournament.^{[22][23][24][25]}

In 2013, Ferres was named in the English squad for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup. Ferres was selected after Gareth Hock breached team policy and was removed from the squad. Ferres featured in every game England played.

In 2014, Ferres played for England in the 2014 Four Nations held in Australia and New Zealand.

In 2015, Ferres was selected in the England 24-man squad to take on New Zealand in a test-series. Before the series began England played a match against France. Brett scored 3 of the 15 tries scored by England in the match in what was a demolishing of their opponents.

In 2016, Ferres was initially selected in the England 24-man squad for the 2016 Four Nations, but had to withdraw due to a knee injury.^[26]

Honours

Club

• Super League: 2017
• League Leaders' Shield: 2013
• World Club Challenge: 2006

International

• Baskerville Shield: 2019

References

1. "Brett Ryan Ferres". Companies House. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
2. "Giants to Boast Biggest Pack". Huddersfield Giants. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
3. "Huddersfield Giants 1st Team Brett Ferres". Huddersfield Giants web site. Huddersfield Giants. 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
4. "Player Summary: Brett Ferres". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
5. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
6. Huddersfield Giants Profile
7. "Brett Ferres Bio". Cas Tigers Official Website. 2 July 2009. Archived from the original on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
8. "Schools RL: Secret of Castleford Academy's success is 'in the blood'". Yorkshire Evening Post. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
9. "Fans Make a World of Difference". This Is Bradford. 7 August 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
10. "Ferres signs for Wildcats". Metro.co.uk. 9 November 2006. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
11. "Tigers sign young forward Ferres". BBC. 7 November 2008. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
12. "New deal for Brett". Cas Tigers Official Website. 2 July 2009. Archived from the original on 4 July 2009. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
13. "Huddersfield Giants sign Brett Ferres from Castleford Tigers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
14. "England forward Brett Ferres suspended by Huddersfield pending investigation". The Guardian. 18 November 2015. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022.
15. "Leeds Rhinos secure signing of Brett Ferres from Huddersfield Giants". The Guardian. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
16. "Castleford 6–24 Leeds: Grand Final 2017 – as it happened". The Guardian. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
17. "Grand Final 2017: Castleford 6–24 Leeds Rhinos". BBC Sport. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
18. "Danny McGuire guides Leeds to Grand Final success over Castleford". The Guardian. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
19. "Ex-Leeds Rhinos, Featherstone Rovers and Bradford Bulls man Brett Ferres finds new club". www.totalrl.com. 26 December 2022.
20. "Former Super League champion signs up to play 20th season at age of 37: 'Really excited to continue the rugby league rollercoaster'". www.loverugbyleague.com. 14 November 2023.
21. Callum Walker (16 October 2024). "Ex-Super League and Championship forward Brett Ferres joins shock club". Total RL.
22. "England 26–10 France". BBC. 22 October 2006. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
23. "England 40–18 Tonga". BBC. 29 October 2006. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
24. "England 38–14 Samoa". BBC. 5 November 2006. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
25. "England 31–14 Tonga". BBC. 12 November 2006. Retrieved 2 July 2009.
26. "Stevie Ward called into England squad for injured Brett Ferres". skySports. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.

External links

• Leeds Rhinos profile
• 2013 RLWC profile^[usurped]
• SL profile