League heroes Manu Vatuvei and Wendell Sailor are no strangers to delivering on the field.
And on Friday, two of the greatest wings in the NRL's history delivered off the field, providing one South Auckland family with the ultimate early footy Christmas present.
Sailor - in full Father Christmas garb - and Vatuvei dished out a gift to the Ripia family, which included 20 tickets to next year's NRL Auckland Nines.
![The Ripia family with Wendell Sailor and Manu Vatuvei. Photo / Jason Oxenham](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XVOSJ2BY2Q5DYMMKFZT4FJSGC4.jpg?auth=1810cb3b8584b140172a6e9c590ed3f3692449281db2bbfcc0c2acfaad64ec62&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
Moses Ripia, his partner, Toni, and their six children are huge league fans, but they'd never been able to afford to attend the Nines tournament.