 In February 2010, Tuqiri officially announced a return to rugby league after a seven-year absence.Signing a three-year deal with NRL club Wests Tigers, he was due to arrive in Australia at the end of March, a few weeks into the 2010 NRL season but instead he returned home early to play the Tigers' first home game in the 2010 season against Manly.He played his last game of rugby union against London Irish where his Leicester side won 35–19.