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Joel Gould

'I thought it was over': Tamou on his Cowboys lifeline

Veteran forward James Tamou (left) is chasing another NRL title with his return to North Queensland. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Veteran prop James Tamou thought his rugby league career was finished and was back in the workforce when he got a call out of the blue to rejoin North Queensland for one last hurrah in the NRL.

The 34-year-old won the 2015 premiership at the Cowboys and it was the club where he established himself as one of the game's leading front-rowers to gain NSW and Australian selection.

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