Star centre Returns for Blues

The Blues will welcome Roger Tuivasa- Sheck back into the fold for their Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific clash with Moana Pasifika tonight when they’ll be on the hunt for a fourth straight win.

Tuivasa-Sheck, 29, hasn’t played for the Blues since midMarch, when he suffered a hand injury in his side’s 34-28 loss to the Crusaders at Eden Park.

He’ll start in the No. 12 jersey on Saturday as one of nine changes to the starting XV that beat the Swire Shipping Fijian Drua 30-14 in Lautoka last weekend.

The Warriors-bound centre will pair with Bryce Heem in the midfield, with Kurt Eklund getting the nod at hooker. Taufa Funaki and AJ Lam - with Mark Telea on All Blacks rest - get their first starts of the season at halfback and wing respectively.

After a successful return from injury off the bench in the last two matches, Akira Ioane will start at blindside flanker and a positional shift sees Beauden Barrett run at fullback with Harry Plummer slotting in at first-five.

Meanwhile,

Moana

Pasifika has retained the services of winger Timoci Tavatavanawai The match kicks-off at 7.05pm

1-Ofa Tuungafasi, 2-Kurt Eklund, 3-Marcel Renata, 4-James Tucker, 5-Sam Darry, 6-Akira Ioane, 7-Dalton Papali’i (c), 8-Cam Suafoa, 9-Taufa Funaki, 10-Harry Plummer, 11-Caleb Clarke, 12-Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, 13-Bryce Heem, 14AJ Lam, 15-Beauden Barrett.

16-Soane Vikena, 17-Joshua Fusitu’a, 18-James Lay, 19-Tom Robinson, 20-Anton Segner, 21-Finlay Christie, 22-Rieko Ioane, 23-Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens

1. Abraham Pole, 2. Samiuela Moli, 3. Chris Apoua, 4. Michael Curry, 5. Mike McKee, 6. Miracle Faiilagi, 7. Alamanda Motuga, 8. Solomone Funaki (c), 9. Ereatara Enari, 10. Christian Lealiifano,

11. Neria Foma’i, 12. D’Angelo Leuila, 13. Levi Aumua, 14. Timoci Tavatavanawai, 15. William Havili

16. Luteru Tolai, 17. Ezekiel Lindnemuth, 18. Tau Koloamatangi, 19. Alex McRobbie, 20. Jonah Mau’u, 21. Jonathan Taumateine, 22. Lincoln McClutchie–