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Andy Triggs-Hodge and Peter Reed are on course for a Silver Goblets showdown with New Zealand's Eric Murray and Hamish Bond as both pairs progressed through first-round races at the Henley Royal Regatta.

The duo captured World Cup gold in Banyoles in their first international race in a pair together, but lost out to the Kiwi duo earlier this month at the Munich World Cup.

In their first outing together at Henley, Triggs-Hodge and Reed (pictured left and second left respectively) made light work of American pairing John Huppi and Andrew Walker, cruising home with a verdict of easily.

Murray and Bond's victory was just as comprehensive as they clinched their place in the next round with the same verdict, overcoming Japan's Tomoki Mitsuoka and Masayuki Hamada.

In the Diamonds event, there is also a Great Britain versus New Zealand conflict brewing as Great Britain's Alan Campbell came through his single scull first round race with Will Hoodless by one-and-a-quarter lengths.

New Zealand's three-times world champion Mahe Drysdale, who took victory in Munich ahead of Campbell, also safely progressed with a comfortable win over former world junior champion Nick Baker by four-and-a-quarter lengths.

But Olympic champion Olaf Tufte of Norway is also in the mix, after he won easily against Rodrigo Ideus - the first Columbian Olympic rower in history.

More Than The Games / Eurosport