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Bragging rights will be up for grabs later this month when the City Scrum touch rugby tournament returns.

Now in its third year, the touch rugby tournament at the Honourable Artillery Company ground on March 24 has become a firm fixture on the sporting calendar.

Harlequins first team squad take a break from pursuing the game's big prizes when they coach teams in the City Scrum tournament tomorrow.

Quins players will coach 15 teams, including several from Canary Wharf, in the touch rugby tournament with skipper Will Skinner will coaching Credit Suisse.

Rugby legend Dean Richards is backing England to beat Scotland this weekend and Martin Johnson to succeed as national manager.

Richards, now coach of Harlequins, won 48 caps as a formidable number eight thinks Johnson is on the right track, especially after last Sunday's 35-10 demolition of France.

MARTIN JOHNSON is the man to lead the revival of English rugby, according to one of his former international team-mates.

Harlequins star Andy Gomarsall thinks Johnson, who skippered England to World Cup glory in 2003, is perfect to take on a manager’s role – and he could work with current coach Brian Ashton.

“I think he would be fantastic,� he said. “His rugby cv is the best so he would be awesome."

THE SIX Nations might just have finished but for Canary Wharf rugby players the biggest tournament of the season is about to take place.

The City Scrum touch rugby tournament next Thursday (April 3), at the Honourable Artillery Company in City Road, will see 10 teams from banks and other institutions battle it out to be the City’s top rugby dogs.

The tournament is being organised by law firm Norton Rose, and Canary Wharf is well represented with teams from HSBC, Reuters, Citigroup and Credit Suisse all taking part.