This was despite an injury list that saw players coming out of retirement to enable the club to field two teams on Saturday.

After trailing 0-12 after only 10 minutes of play, the Blacks snatched the lead in the last play of the first half, with the lead then changing six more times before the final whistle with each team scoring six tries.

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"It was a great day out for the club despite all the setbacks," Blacks' co-coach Tim Small said.

With more than 20 players sidelined by injury, including first grade captain Clancy Donan, the club's patched up first and second grade teams played to a standard way beyond expectations in front of an enthusiastic home crowd.

The second-grade team called upon players who had not laced on a boot in more than two years and managed a 17-all draw but could've won had a last-minute penalty goal attempt been successful.

Two early tries to Campbelltown in the opening 10 minutes of the first-grade match had the home team coaching staff more than a little worried as Bowral sent passes astray and allowed the defence to strip easy ball at the point of contact.

That all changed when fly-half Corey Martin found space out wide to send winger Bryce Wellman over in the corner.

A further two tries and a late penalty goal saw Bowral snatch the lead for the first time, going into the break at 20-19.

From there the two sides scored three tries each, with the lead changing each time a try was scored, so when Campbelltown scored with just five minutes to go, all seemed lost for the Blacks.

With just 90 seconds to play, however, a speculative kick by fullback Mitch Wellman looked to be going into touch but curved back and was somehow regathered by Bowral's charging forwards. And in the ensuing chaos, Wellman found himself in the clear with no defenders left to block his path to the line to seal the victory.

Best for Bowral was new English import, Max Keller, with Jenkins and captain Ben Martin lending inspirational support, while flanker Mitch Spargo was in the thick of the early heavy work against a much bigger Campbelltown pack. According to Small, Spargo's work "laid the foundation for the backs to attack and score some very handsome tries".

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