WIDNES wrapped up their regular season and a very successful first campaign under coach Lee McDermott with a very competitive and entertaining Anglo-Welsh friendly.

The Welsh side who topped Asda League Four North this season with 18 wins from 20 games, made their intentions clear from the off.

Their route-one approach saw them score a try inside five minutes from scrum-half Jamie Griffiths.

Widnes responded but Tommy Ledson was obstructed and Kevin Leadbetter bundled into touch.

A minute later, Tom Farmer made a strong run and when Mold were penalised for offside, Leadbetter kicked the penalty.

Back came Mold and when Widnes coughed up possession in their own 22, winger Dan Edmunds scored.

Edmunds touched down again before Wids fullback Andy Riley was held up over the line after good work from Andy O'Neill.

This was only temporary respite for the visitors though, as Gareth Riley evaded several tacklers to zig-zag over and Lead-better's conversion made it 10-15.

Widnes again conceded possession in their own quarter for David Hogg to score a further Mold try on the stroke of half-time.

The first half had been open and tit-for-tat. The second was no different.

Fleet-footed Riley soon added another Widnes try before Mold winger Edmunds completed his hat-trick.

Sustained Widnes pressure from Farrow, Morton, and Wilde, then saw captain Paul Borg crash over.

However, two more tries from that man Edmunds saw Widnes in arrears, going into the last quarter of the game.

The home side were in no mood to give up easily. Gareth Riley's intelligent, quick tap penalty created the momentum for supporting prop forward Liam Wilde to crash over.

Kevin Leadbetter added the extras. With the score at 29-41 and the clock ticking down, Widnes roared upfield once again.

The forwards laid the platform, the ball was spun out wide, firstly one way and then the other across the back line - creating space for Phil Glover to score a great try.

Widnes 2nds 25 West Park 22: Captain Derek Dyer was a proud man as his side signed off a difficult season with a long-awaited first win.

Dyer said: 'The boys have been doing it tough all season, and to get a win on the last day of the season is absolutely fantastic.

'The game in itself was fairly insignificant, but as far as setting a marker down for next season and beyond is concerned, then there are lots of positives which we can take from forward from today's match.'

A great individual try from young MoM Gavin Hatton set Widnes on their way, and Mark Whitfield's trusty boot ensured the hosts led 10-8 at half-time.

The experience and intelligent kicking of stand-off Andy Ruane kept the visitors pegged back and Dave Godwin crashed over.

A Whitfield penalty and then a try for Justin Winstanley meant Widnes were almost out of sight at 25-8. But as the hosts swapped the side around in the last quarter to give up-and-coming youngsters a game, West Park responded with two late tries.

* Despite being without coach Jason Critchley, who was playing in Steve Prescott's testimonial at St Helens, Widnes U12s won the West Park Festival.