Rugby-'True courage': Suafoa returns to Blues line-up after cancer fight


(Reuters) - Auckland Blues forward Cameron Suafoa will return to rugby on Friday after receiving treatment for cancer in a comeback praised as "true courage" by team mates.

Suafoa has been named on the bench in the Super Rugby Pacific match against the Melbourne Rebels, less than three weeks after stepping away from the game.

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