Sport can be more than just fun and games, it can also help to heal our communities.

With this in mind, Bay of Plenty law firm Cooney Lees Morgan and Bay of Plenty Rugby Union have teamed up in support of Tauranga Women's Refuge and the Family Violence: It's Not OK campaign.

Bay of Plenty Steamers Sabastian Siataga and and Mitchell Karpik with Cooney Lees Morgan partner Owen Cooney and Tauranga Women's Refuge manager Angela Warren-Clark. Supplied Photo.

The firm and union are donating $1000 and 50 tickets for this Saturday's Mitre 10 Cup match at the Tauranga Domain to the Tauranga refuge's clients and volunteers involved in the It's Not Ok campaign.

Cooney Lees Morgan partner Owen Cooney says the firm recognises the importance of sport in bringing people together as a greater community.

'When life can be stressful and complicated, sport gives us a wonderful way to escape and a great opportunity for families to regroup and spend quality time together.

'While going to a rugby match may not fix a family suffering from domestic abuse problems, it is a chance to take a break.”

Tauranga Women's Refuge is a not-for-profit community organisation providing advocacy, information and support to women and children who experience domestic violence since 1980, and a key supporter of the It's Not OK campaign since its launch in 2007.

The campaign's community-driven advertising campaign aims to reduce family violence in New Zealand by delivering the key message: ‘It's Not OK but it is OK to Ask for Help' with the goal of changing attitudes and behaviours that tolerate any kind of family violence.

Tauranga law firm Cooney Lees Morgan in association with Bay of Plenty Rugby Union are proud to support Tauranga Women's Refuge and Family Violence: It's Not OK campaign.