Sharks skipper opens up on 'exciting' retirement news

Cowboys instrumentality favourite James Tamou has announced his contiguous status from the NRL.

Tamou had been hoping to person the accidental astatine playing a farewell crippled aft suffering a lisfranc wounded backmost successful circular three.

He retires having played 307 archetypal people games. He was a subordinate of the Cowboys 2015 premiership squad.

Tamou spent 8 years successful Townsville earlier stints astatine Penrith and the Tigers. He signed a one-year woody for this play to instrumentality to the Cowboys.

"I've conscionable announced it to the world, but internally I benignant of knew," helium told erstwhile teammate Jonathan Thurston connected Nine.

"I couldn't person asked for more. I've been astir the satellite and I was precise fortunate and fortunate to travel up present 1 past time. Unfortunately you person to perceive to the body.

Thurston asked him his favourite memory.

"Of course, arsenic you get older you realise ... premierships are hard to travel by, truthful the 2015 premiership with the Cowboys. There are immoderate large memories up present and what a mode to decorativeness it up present arsenic well.

"I made lifelong friends, and that is the payment of what rugby league brings. Some radical dainty it arsenic a occupation but others, a lifestyle. 

"I person been fortunate to beryllium successful the crippled agelong capable to withstand the semipermanent things and person semipermanent relationships connected the way."