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Jamie Aureka Maoate-Dunn fights off cancer to play again

Guernsey prop Jamie Aureka Maoate-Dunn tells The Rugby Paper how a shock leukaemia diagnosis threatened to derail his rugby career before an emotional return in New Zealand Ambassadors colours just months later.
Guernsey prop Jamie Aureka Maoate-Dunn battles his way forward play again

 

Just eight months after being diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukaemia, Guernsey prop Jamie Aureka Maoate-Dunn pulled on the famous black jersey once again after earning selection for the New Zealand Ambassadors touring squad.
The 31-year-old former Manawatū expat, who has spent the last three seasons at Guernsey, admits the diagnosis “hit me like a tonne of bricks”, but says returning to rugby just three months later proved his journey was far from over.
He told The Rugby Paper: “It was one of those things that just took me by surprise.
“Beforehand I was already living a pretty standard, ...

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