1. Brett Ryan Ferres was born on 17 April 1986 and 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 has previously played for the Bradford Bulls, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, Castleford Tigers, Huddersfield Giants and the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League.
Brett Ferres was a member of the England academy side that toured Australia and New Zealand in 2004.
In late 2006, Brett Ferres signed for Wakefield Trinity in exchange for David Solomona who went to the Bradford club.
Brett Ferres signed for Castleford on 7 November 2008 after being released from his contract with Wakefield Trinity.
On 2 July 2009 Brett Ferres signed a new three-year deal to stay at Castleford.
In July 2012, Brett Ferres signed for Huddersfield for a three-and-a-half-year deal.
Brett Ferres was named at second-row in the 2013 Super League Dream Team.
Immediately following the test series against New Zealand, Brett Ferres was suspended by Huddersfield pending an investigation into his "conduct away from the club".
Brett Ferres played in the 2017 Super League Grand Final victory over Castleford at Old Trafford.
On 15 November 2023, Brett Ferres signed a one-year contract extension to remain at the club.
Brett Ferres won caps for England in 2006 against France, Tonga and Samoa in the 2006 Federation Shield tournament.
In 2013, Brett Ferres was named in the English squad for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.
Brett Ferres was selected after Gareth Hock breached team policy and was removed from the squad.
In 2014, Brett Ferres played for England in the 2014 Four Nations held in Australia and New Zealand.
In 2015, Brett Ferres was selected in the England 24-man squad to take on New Zealand in a test-series.
Brett Ferres scored 3 of the 15 tries scored by England in the match in what was a demolishing of their opponents.
In 2016, Brett Ferres was initially selected in the England 24-man squad for the 2016 Four Nations, but had to withdraw due to a knee injury.