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It's been another exciting sporting year and plenty of big names have appeared in the pages of The Wharf, including West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola, a quartet of England cricket captains and two heroes of the 1966 World Cup win.

We look back at what's been making the headlines locally and nationally over the last 12 months.

Schoolchildren from Tower Hamlets enjoyed a grand day out at the home of rugby last week.

The finals of the Nomura-Josh Lewsey Rugby Academy took place in front of a crowd of 30,000 at Twickenham last Thursday, just before the Nomura Varsity Match.

The boot was on the other foot for World Cup-winning rugby star Josh Lewsey when he visited the Isle of Dogs this week.

The former England international, critical of the national coaching set-up last week, was running his own coaching session as part of his Rugby Academy at Cubitt Town Junior School on Monday.

Rugby in east London has had a major boost after Nomura agreed to continue funding the Josh Lewsey Rugby Academy.

The Japanese bank picked up the sponsorship of the Academy, set up by the former England player two years ago, after the collapse of original sponsors Lehman Brothers last year.

Millwall Rugby Club have signed up England star and World Cup winner Josh Lewsey.

But the club's opponents in Essex League Two can rest easy as he won't be lining up against them any time soon.

ENGLAND rugby star Josh Lewsey was helping inspire the next generation of players when he came to the Isle of Dogs this week.

The World Cup winner visited Seven Mills school on the Isle of Dogs on Monday with his rugby academy to promote the game.