A year after he was hospitalised after suffering three separate head knocks while on Tonga duty, the Melbourne Storm forward is back helping his nation at the World Cup.

Cedars coach Michael Cheika is returning to rugby union after the World Cup – and there is one man he would love to see succeed him.

Former Dragons playmaker Junior Amone is set to be named in the Tonga squad to face Lebanon on Friday, four years after being convicted on assault charges.