It was a marvellous gesture and a realisation that the home side had been taken right to the wire by National Two's supposed whipping boys.
There have not been too many occasions this season when Halifax could claim to have been the better side.
But the general opinion after this thunderous clash was that they were and a losing bonus point was scant reward for their tremendous efforts.
The result and the performance could be seen to clear two psychological hurdles - firstly a belief that they can compete with a side as well established as Blackheath and secondly the bonus point taking their tally for the season into double figures.
They were small victories on a day they suffered a heartbreaking defeat.
An astonishing defensive effort during a first half when Blackheath looked to rip through at every opportunity was followed by an attacking second half display that had the hosts reeling and struggling to keep their game together.
Luckily for the hosts they found a referee keen to penalise Halifax at every opportunity and when the sides were locked at 17-17 with less than five minutes left, he awarded the home side a penalty in front of the posts and Blackheath full back Frankie Neale needed no further invitation to land the winning points.
Halifax looked up for the challenge right from the moment they were pushed off the first scrum of the game.
They adopted a 'none shall pass' mentality and backed it up with some incredibly committed, strong and, importantly, hugely effective tackling.
Although Blackheath looked as though they would eventually break through at some point it took a double hammer blow for Halifax in a six minute spell to finally cause the first crack.
Prop George Jenkins was in another world altogether after taking a heavy blow to the head and after treatment on the pitch from the Halifax physio and the Blackheath club doctor, he was led away to be replaced by Laurence Sanderson.
Minutes later Halifax were another key man down when No 8 Richard Brown was yellow carded for an offence only the official saw and from the penalty the hosts kicked for the corner and broke some more strong Halifax resistance with stand off Dave Allen driven over.
Neale missed the chance to extend the lead with his conversion coming back off an upright.
Some of the tackling was nothing short of bonecrunching from both sides but Blackheath still managed to somehow smuggle the ball close to the Halifax line and when it was moved across the face of the posts scrum half Ben Ibrahim skipped over, Neale adding the conversion.
Halifax's key man Gareth Lewis was treated for a cut head sustained during the brave effort to keep Blackheath out and he sat out the rest of the half while stand in centre Ben Mitchell spent periods of the game laid out trying to regain his breath after coming in for some heavy punishment.
The problems mounted at the start of the second half, which made Halifax's comeback all the more admirable.
Although Lewis re-entered the fray, the visitors lost hooker Will Kay to a virus while Mitchell's battered body threw in the towel.
What Halifax needed was a positive start and that is exactly what they got.
Knowles instigated a superb move and his willingness to run brought fellow flyer Gareth Brear into the equation and he released Dave Hall who dived over in the corner only for the try to be ruled out for a foot in touch.
Knowles then suffered the same fate as he strayed out of bounds while trying to send Oli Marns away.
But the industry and flair did pay off as great determination saw Iain Gordon involved in a move that ended with Matt Harrison using his strength to muscle over, Knowles adding an easy conversion.
Confidence soared as Halifax continued to keep Blackheath at bay and it lifted even further when Knowles scooped up a loose ball close to his own line and hared off up the field, outpacing the chasing Blackheath defence before diving over between the posts and adding the conversion for good measure.
That put Halifax ahead at 14-12, a lead they stretched to 17-12 when Knowles landed a penalty after Hall had been stopped illegally.
Blackheath were rocked back on their heels and had to work doubly hard to try and rescue their game plan.
They managed to sneak a try when winger Ranako Daley brushed through a gap with Neale tying things up again at 17-17.
Everybody in the ground would have settled for that score but the referee had one more act to perform.
There were just four minutes remaining when Halifax were pulled up in front of their own posts while working hard to keep Blackheath out and the players could only hold their heads in their hands as Neale blasted over the kick to get his side out of jail.

MATCH FACTS
Blackheath: Neale, Brown, Staten, Moan (Wardingley 44), Daley, Leek, Ibrahim, Thirion, Natera (Lindsay 63), Legg (Tunnicliff 58), Bason, Dewale, Pike, Allen (Kellard 58), Aseme.

Tries: Allen, Ibrahim, Daley
Conversions: Neale
Penalties: Neale
Drop Goals: None
Yellow Cards: None
Red Cards: None

Halifax: Knowles, Brear, Marns, Mitchell (F Hall 40, D Hall, Gordon, Dillon, Blades, Kay (Townsend 40), Jenkins (Sanderson 18), L Brown, Harrison, Moon, Lewis, R Brown.

Tries: Harrison, Knowles
Conversions: Knowles
Penalties: Knowles
Drop Goals: None
Yellow Cards: R Brown (technical offence 22)
Red cards: None

Referee: Phillip Davies (RFU).

STARMAN
Bloodied, battered yet unbowed. Three words that summed up Gareth Lewis on Saturday.
Even after suffering a cut head that necessitated a bandage, and a spell on the sidelines, the highly-rated flanker returned in the second half and, if anything, set about his graft with even more determination than before.
His willingness to put himself on the line continues to amaze and when he sensed Halifax could snatch a rare victory he upped his performance to yet another level.
To be fair, everybody in the team could have scored points because, for the first time this season, we witnessed an almost complete display from sheer cussed defending to smart and incisive attacks.
But again Matt Harrison, on his return after a brief trip back to New Zealand, raised his head above the parapet and led the charge with determination and aggression.
It was fitting that he scored a try because he was always willing to carry the ball up and look for that all-important chink in the home armour.
Joe Knowles was equally effective in the backs and his second half try was the stuff of dreams.
Collecting the ball on his own line he outstripped his pursuers to gleefully swallow dive over the line.
He put in his share of tackles while his kicking was as assured as ever and he was also instrumental in launching a number of promising attacks, using good hands and pace as dual weapons.

PLAYER POINTS
WORKOUT WAREHOUSE PLAYER OF THE SEASON: 25 Matt Harrison; 24 Gareth Lewis; 17 Craig Aikman; 16 George Jenkins; 14 Joe Knowles; 10 Oli Marns; 8 Dominic Moon, Richard Brown; 5 Tom Eaton; 4 Danny McGee, Dave Hall, Adam Blades, Ben Mitchell; 3 James Endersby, Iain Gordon; 2 Richard White, Fraser Hall; 1 Phil Skillen, Martin Smith, Gareth Brear, Lee Brown.