The annual Bring Yer Boots campaign saved the day for a group of Wairoa College students who would have missed out on a rugby match today (Saturday).
The campaign, which is run by the Hawke's Bay Today in conjunction with Sport Hawke's Bay, has seen donations of sports boots to children in need for the last four years.
More than 200 boots were collected from drop-off around the region at the end of the campaign last Friday with a few more donations being brought in this week.
Sport Hawke's Bay commercial manager Ryan Hambleton said 15 pairs were already being put to good use after being emergency couriered to Wairoa College just in time for their rugby match today (Saturday) with more being sent by car.
Wairoa College sports co-ordinator Toby Taylor said there were at least 10 students who did not have boots before their first game on Saturday.