By Prof
August 29 2005

There is still a weekend full of pre-season matches still to come, but here is a round up of the pre-season matches that our rivals in National Division 1 have been playing

Bedford Blues

v Army (Middlesex 7s) L 24-0

v Saracens (a) L 28-8 Report

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Cornish Pirates

v Launceston (a) W 33-50 Report

v Redruth (h) W 52-14 Report

v Gwent Dragons (h) L 19-23 Report

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Coventry

v Aberavon (h) W 44-0 Report

v Bristol Rugby (a) L 18-28 Report

v Northampton Wanderers (h) W 55-29 Report

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Doncaster

v Gloucester (a) L 53-17 Report

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Earth Titans

v Glasgow (a) L 55-17 Report

v Manchester ('A' Fixture) (a) W 22-24 Report

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Exeter Chiefs 

v London Wasps (a) L 70-26 Report

v Bath Rugby (h) L 11-33 Report

v Border Reivers (h) L 24-34 Report

v Redruth ('A' Fixture) (a) W 7-24 Report

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London Welsh

v Neath (a) W 3-13 Report

v Esher (a) W 21-33 Report

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NEC Harlequins

v London Irish (h) L 14-28 Report | Official Report

v Bristol Rugby (a) W 14-40 Report | Official Report

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Newbury        

v Ebbw Vale (a) W 29-40 Report

v London Wasps (h) L 12-59 Report

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Nottingham

v Moseley (a) W 31-16

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Otley

v Driffield (h) Cancelled

v Hull Ionians (a) W Report

v Boroughmuir (h) W 54-10 Report

v Bradford and Bingley W 31-17

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Pertemps Bees

v Stourbridge (h) W 46-12 Report

v Bridgend (a) L 18-12 Report

v Pontypool (a) Cancelled

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Plymouth Albion

v Neath (a) W 15-22 Report

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Sedgley Park

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It's very difficult to deduce much from these results but from a brief read of the reports it looks like Coventry have made the most of their pre-season matches while a few others such as Cornish Pirates, Plymouth Albion and Otley are in winning ways.

The forthcoming matches are:

Bedford Blues v Blackheath
Doncaster v Pontefract
Earth Titans v Ulster
Exeter Chiefs v London Irish
London Welsh v Aberavon
NEC Harlequins v Saracens
Newbury v Henley Hawks
Nottingham v Northampton Saints
Plymouth Albion v Swansea