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One of England's all-time rugby greats is set to be unleashed in Canary Wharf tomorrow afternoon.

Brian Moore, the fiery heart of England's fearsome pack in the early 1990s, will be at Waterstone's in Jubilee Place Mall from 12.30pm to sign copies of his autobiography Beware of the Dog: Rugby's Hard Man Reveals All.

The Harlequins "Bloodgate" scandal has sent shockwaves around the game and saw the end of Dean Richards' coaching career.

For former Scotland and Wasps winger Kenny Logan, who was in Canary Wharf on Tuesday, the faking of a blood injury in the Heineken Cup match against Leinster pushed the limits of what's acceptable in the game too far.

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."