The Blue Bulls u.16 team last week proved their worth as the top team in the u.16 Grant Khomo tournament as they overcame a challenging final round encounter to remain unbeaten.

The Blue Bulls pipped the Sharks 23-20 in the unofficial “final” of this tournament.

This grand finale of the u.16 Grant Khomo week was tight. The Sharks dominated territory and possession early on and showed patience on attack, and this paid off as they scored the first points compliments of a try by Celimpilo Gumede.

The Blue Bulls levelled the scores at 7-7 three minutes later as Jurich Claasens touched down for them.

With neither team giving an inch on defence, both sides opted for penalty goals to inflate their scores as the half progressed, with the Blue Bulls slotting over two penalties to only one by the Sharks for a 13-10 halftime lead.

The Blue Bulls added their third penalty after the break and then added their second try after a series of phases to stretch their score to 23 points. The Sharks, however, showed composure on attack by taking a penalty before fighting back with a try in the corner minutes before full time to reduce the deficit on the scoreboard to 23-20.

In a thrilling end to the match the Sharks opted for a penalty goal on the stroke of full time, but the attempt fell short, which sealed the three-point win for the Pretoria side.