Cameron Suafoa back for Auckland Blues after cancer scare

The 26-year-old has spent large parts of the current Super Rugby season on the sidelines while he was being treated after a tumour was removed from his back late last year. He is on the bench for Friday's match at the Melbourne Rebels. He last played in mid-March before announcing a fortnight ago that he was taking a break to focus on his recovery. "Cam wasn't missing a beat at training," Blues flanker Dalton Papali'i told reporters Wednesday. "He's shown a lot of resilience and courage coming back into the fold.