Whitehaven 54 Doncaster 10: Eilbeck's triple sinks Doncaster
Centre Derry Eilbeck helped the hosts to their first win with a hat-trick of tries.
Whitehaven's other tries came from, Spencer Miller (2), Stephen Fox, Craig Benson, Richard Farrer, Craig Calvert and Kyle Amor.
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Hide AdDylan Skee kicked six goals, with Marc Jackson adding another.
Grant Edwards and Scott Wilson replied with second-half tries for Doncaster, Craig Fawcett kicking a solitary conversion as the visitors improved after the break.
Whitehaven: Benson, Eilbeck, Fox, R. Jackson, Calvert, Rudd, Skee, M. Jackson, Mattinson, Hill, S. Miller, D. Miller, Barker. Substitutes: Smith, Farrer, Ford, Amor.
Doncaster: Griffiths, Wilson, Gomersall, Osborne, Winter, Edwards, Fawcett, Bates, P. Brown, Stanley, L. Brown, Steen, Ely. Substitutes: Collins, Shaw, Bassinder, Howlett.
Referee: W Turley (RFL).