Brett Ryan Ferres (born 17 April 1986) is an English professional

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footballer who plays for

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in the

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, and has played for

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at international level, initially as a and later as a or . He has previously played for the

Bradford Bulls The Bradford Bulls are a professional rugby league club in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, and compete in the Championship, the second tier of British rugby league. The club have won the League Championship six times, the Challenge Cup f ...

Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Wakefield Trinity is a professional rugby league club in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. The club play their home fixtures at the DIY Kitchen Stadium, Belle Vue and currently compete in the Super League, the top tier of the British rugby le ...

Castleford Tigers The Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England. They play their home games at Wheldon Road (currently known as the Mend-A-Hose Jungle for sponsorship reasons) and compete in the Super League, t ...

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and the

Leeds Rhinos The Leeds Rhinos are a professional rugby league club in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The club play their home games at Headingley Rugby Stadium, AMT Headingley Rugby Stadium and compete in the Super League, the top tier of British rugby lea ...

in the

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Background

Ferres was born in

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, England, and was educated at

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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

, 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. As

champions Bradford faced

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premiers

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in the

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, Ferres played from the interchange bench in Bradford's 30–10 victory. Brett Ferres

Wakefield Trinity Wildcats

In late 2006, Ferres signed for

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in exchange for

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who went to the

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club.

Castleford Tigers

Ferres signed for

on 7 November 2008 after being released from his contract with Wakefield Trinity. On 2 July 2009 Ferres signed a new three-year deal to stay at Castleford.

Huddersfield Giants

In July 2012, Ferres signed for

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for a three-and-a-half-year deal. 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".

Leeds Rhinos

In January 2016,

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signed Brett Ferres from

for an undisclosed fee. He played in the 2017 Super League Grand Final victory over Castleford at

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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.

Doncaster

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

Goole Vikings

On 16 Oct 2024 it was reported that he had signed for

in the

International career

Ferres won

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s for

in 2006 against France, Tonga (2 matches) and Samoa in the 2006 Federation Shield tournament. In 2013, Ferres was named in the English squad for the

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. Ferres was selected after

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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

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. 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.

Honours

Club

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: 2013 *

World Club Challenge The World Club Challenge is an annual rugby league competition between the winners of the Australian National Rugby League and the British Super League, for the de facto club world championship of the sport. Super League sides have won the c ...

: 2006

International

Baskerville Shield The Baskerville Shield is a trophy awarded to the winner of rugby league test series between England and New Zealand. It named in honour of Albert Henry Baskerville, who organised the first ever tour by New Zealand of Great Britain in 1907. T ...

: 2019

References

External links

Leeds Rhinos profile
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SL profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ferres, Brett 1986 births Living people 21st-century English sportsmen Bradford Bulls players Castleford Tigers players Doncaster R.L.F.C. players England national rugby league team players English rugby league players Featherstone Rovers players Goole Vikings captains Goole Vikings players Huddersfield Giants players Leeds Rhinos players Rugby league centres Rugby league locks Rugby league players from Castleford Rugby league second-rows Wakefield Trinity players