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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.
Win two tickets to see England play Ireland in 3D at Cineworld West India Quay
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The box office monster known as Avatar has left multiplex operators around the world begging to add that third dimension to their movies, with many reporting record sales.
The Six Nations Championship kicks off this weekend and for one of England's all-time greats it's about time the red rose bloomed again.
Brian Moore was an integral part of England's formidable pack of the late 1980s and early 90s, helping the side to three Grand Slams in five years.
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.
It may not have been the best weather for playing rugby in recent weeks but one east London club is already planning for warmer times.
Phantoms Rugby Club are launching a rugby league side as a sister club to the union outfit currently playing in Essex League Two.
England rugby star Delon Armitage has a big few weeks coming up for both club and country and he's relishing the prospect.
The London Irish full-back has Heinken Cup games against Llanelli and Leinster this month and then the Six Nations championship starting on February 6.
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.
Millwall Rugby Club played their first ever match on Millwall Park on Saturday but lost by a single point against East London.
Following a long running campaign to be allowed to play adult matches on the park, the Isle of Dogs team christened the pitch with a fraught derby match against their rivals from West Ham.
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.
For a club that only started playing competitive rugby last season East London Phantoms have come a long way in a short time.
The club, who play at Memorial Park in West Ham, will play in Essex League Two next season, despite a mid-table finish in their debut campaign.
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.
Gareth Edwards knows a thing or two about rugby and he thinks the British and Irish Lions can win their forthcoming tour to South Africa.
The legendary Welsh scrum-half is an ambassador for Wharf-based bank HSBC, who are sponsoring the Lions tour in June.
Millwall Rugby Club made it a clean sweep of trophies when they won the Essex President's Shield yesterday.
The Isle of Dogs club beat Thames 53-20 to add the Shield to the Essex Division Two title and the Essex League Cup they had already secured.
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.
Nigel Seeley - the Wizard of Odds - gives his top tips on where to place your bets on this week's sporting action.
This week there's some Welsh wizardry on the cards in the Six Nations rugby, while Guus Hiddink is likely to continue to cast his spell over Chelsea.
He is England's greatest ever try scorer but Rory Underwood faces a new sporting challenge this summer.
Underwood, who racked up an impressive 49 tries in 85 appearances on England's wing, is taking part in this year's Mazda London Triathlon in August, his first ever crack at the event.
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.
