Wests Tigers captain James Tamou declared that he had “embarrassed” himself, the club and his family after being sent off for dissent in Saturday night’s record 72-6 loss to Sydney Roosters and fears the incident may end his career.
Tamou was initially sin-binned and then sent off by referee Ben Cummins in the final minute of the match after venting his frustrations during the biggest defeat in the Tigers history.
However, Tamou told Tigers officials that he wanted to attend the post-match press conference to apologise for his behaviour towards Cummins, who he later planned to seek out to issue a personally apology.“First of all, I apologise for my actions towards Ben Cummins. They [match officials] do a terrific job,” Tamou said. “It obviously wasn’t directed at him but the frustrations got the better of me, the emotions got the better of me.
“I have got to wear that now and wear the criticism. I have got four kids at home and that is how they see their dad act. I’ve let everyone down, I’ve let myself down. I am embarrassed. I have let a lot of people down.”Storm forward Brandon Smith received a three-match ban earlier this season for abusing referee Adam Gee and with just two rounds remaining before the finals, Tamou admitted he was worried that his 303-match NRL career may end on an unwanted note.
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