NEWTOWN put themselves in a strong position to progress, with a four try win over Wrexham.
With confidence bolstered after recent victories, Town set about their task with first-half tries from Dylan Andrew and man of the match Rowan Meek.
Second-half tries from Emyr Humphreys and Josh Harris helped build a useful lead to take to Wrexham later this month for the second leg of this tie.
Matthew Jones chipped in with three conversions and a penalty to add to his growing tally for the season.
NEWTOWN: Paget, A Jones, Howell, Andrew, Price, Blower, Lloyd, B Davies, Harris, Meek,Land, G Kiely, Andrews, M Jones, Murray. Reps: Farrington, Heywood, Humphreys, Gerrard