James Tamou

James Tamou
Personal information
Full nameJames Tamou
Born (1988-12-13) 13 December 1988
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Playing information
Height195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight115 kg (18 st 2 lb)
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2009–16 North Qld Cowboys 170 12 0 0 48
2017–20 Penrith Panthers 97 10 0 0 40
2021–22 Wests Tigers 38 4 0 0 16
2023 North Qld Cowboys 2 1 0 0 4
Total 307 27 0 0 108
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2008–10 New Zealand Māori 2 0 0 0 0
2012–16 Australia 12 2 0 0 8
2012–16 New South Wales 14 0 0 0 0
2013 NRL All Stars 1 0 0 0 0
2013 Prime Minister's XIII 1 0 0 0 0
2017 NSW City 1 1 0 0 4
2019 Māori All Stars 1 0 0 0 0
Source:
RelativesKenny Edwards (cousin)

James Tamou (born 13 December 1988) is a former professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Townsville Blackhawks in the Queensland Cup.

Tamou spent two stints in the National Rugby League (NRL) with the North Queensland Cowboys, with whom he won the 2015 NRL Grand Final. He also played for the Penrith Panthers, who he captained to the 2020 NRL Grand Final, and the Wests Tigers. He played at representative level for Australia, New South Wales, the New Zealand Māori, NSW City, and the NRL All Stars.