SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: I must admit to just shaking my head earlier this week when Eddie Jones started talking about making England into the greatest-ever rugby team.

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: It is very seldom I tip against England, if ever, as I just never see them losing at rugby. But I must confess I make France the favourites in Paris.

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD WEEKLY COLUMN: The highlights reel from that game will be brief but as a former England coach who has lost in filthy conditions at Murrayfield I can assure you victory will feel sweet.

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: England have taken Ireland to the cleaners twice in the past 12 months, but only one of those victories counted for a bean and that was in Dublin 12 months ago.

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: It might have been a little subdued before the match but we should have known England and Wales would provide some action to perk us up. The 33-30 win for England was all action.

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: When Bill Beaumont clocks back on Monday morning, it would be worth remembering that, although the official tally says 28-23, he actually won by only one vote.

Myriad Polos have come and gone over the years, with 12 million cars sold so far, including past World Car of the Year winners

M-agnificent! M-azing! M-ammoth! M-ega! M-believable! That’s five Ms for starters. In fact, let’s dispense with any cod nonsense and declare this car an absolute superstar from the get-go

Viewed from the front, the new Compass is actually quite a looker, as well as being instantly recognisable as a Jeep, something that seems to be ever more important nowadays

From a design point of view, the shell (still) looks like a pregnant, stretched 911-shaped whale, which I (still) can’t believe anyone finds attractive – but I know they do

About a year ago, my friend and Radio 2 colleague Vassos Alexander told me he’d placed a deposit on a car that didn’t exist. The name of that car was the Jaguar I-Pace

Back in the late 1960s and early 1970s, the A110 was a doyenne of its genre, taking the constructor’s title in the 1973 World Rally Championship. Original cars remain much-loved classics

Everyone who laid eyes upon the Veloce went immediately gooey for two reasons. First, it’s an Alfa Romeo, plain and simple. Second, like most things Italian it’s really quite gorgeous

Like the Royal Wedding a few weeks ago, Royal Ascot a few days ago, or William Shakespeare and Windsor Castle a few centuries ago, we Brits are unbeatable when we play to our strengths

Compared to last week’s all-our Christmases-have-come-at-once-Bentley, I thought the A 200 was going to be a run-of-the-mill, practical and prosaic affair. Well, not so

The A7 is a good-looking, sophisticated, old-school German motorway-muncher, with one eye on tomorrow as opposed to one foot in the past

For the entire time I had this car, my family knew where I was at every moment due to the bright yellow colour of the Suzuki Swift.

The new 911 GT2 RS is a vision to look at, a dream to drive, heaven to smell and irresistible to the touch – in short, it’s the best version of everything it could possibly be

Well, look what we have here… If it isn’t another mid-size SUV crossover for us all to get excited about. Which isn’t difficult – from a styling point at least (after which don’t hold your breath)

The Vantage’s new super-streamlined looks and all-round body shape are simply to die for. In profile the car, even at a standstill, looks like it’s flying through the air

Visually, for a brand-new three-door hot hatch, this Fiesta ST is surprisingly on the tame side. A little too tame we all thought at first

Tash, myself and our boys, Noah and Eli, however, have been involuntarily thrust into the land of seven-seater giants in what is becoming an increasingly more urgent situation

Design-wise, it is clear from the off that this is no run-of-the-mill Renault Megane. It has that predatorily pert, ripped-and-ready-to-explode look of Muscle Beach about it.

The Kodiaq it doesn’t feel like an ungainly monster out on the road. You’re high up but not so high up you might encounter a bird strike or feel like you’re looking down your nose at the rest of the world

Dacia production is now responsible for three per cent of Romania’s GDP. Over 330,000 Dacias were built last year alone. Why? Because they are cheap as chips

First off, though, let’s get the downside out of the way. Dear VW, why oh why didn’t you make your latest GTi incarnation more exciting to look at?

The Champions League returned with a bang this week as Borussia Dortmund, Atletico Madrid and RB Leipzig took huge steps towards three big upsets.

Spurs have lost both Harry Kane (hamstring) and Son Heung-min (broken arm) to serious injury in recent months, leaving them without a senior centre forward for most of the final weeks of the season.

Jose Mourinho's extraordinary managerial career has contained many memorable moments on and off the pitch, with the highly-decorated Portuguese not afraid to speak his mind.

DANIEL MATTHEWS: It's easy, amid the meandering monologues of Jose Mourinho, to forget there was another team in town on Wednesday night. But over 90 minutes, RB Leipzig outplayed Spurs.

JAMIE REDKNAPP: If Mourinho needs a striker, then he could do worse than look at Troy Parrott. He's been training with the first team, learning from the master Kane and has been capped by Ireland.

Jose Mourinho ramped up the mind games for Tottenham's clash at Chelsea by suggesting he knows Frank Lampard's tactics for Saturday's Premier League match.

The Portuguese feels that no other side in Europe is as plagued with serious injuries as Tottenham are having lost Harry Kane and Son Heung-min to hamstring and arm issues respectively.

PETER CROUCH: It was Tuesday afternoon when my phone began to ring and an unfamiliar number flashed up. bI'd spent the early part of the day at home, watching the rolling news bulletins.

Sportsmail looks at whether Chelsea or Tottenham are better equipped to secure a Champions League spot ahead of their meeting at Stamford Bridge on Staurday afteroon.

Does anyone want to qualify for the Champions League Based on the current standings, it appears not. Chelsea have the joint-lowest total for a fourth placed side at this stage since 2003-04.

Chelsea earned a vital win over Tottenham at Stamford Bridge in Premier League action.

Dele Alli reacted angrily to his 64th minute substitution during a 1-0 Champions League defeat to RB Leipzig on Wednesday. The England international has now been dropped to the bench.

MATT BARLOW AT STAMFORD BRIDGE: Mourinho summoned Ndombele and was hoping to get a 'good hour' out of him. It was impossible to describe his hour as a good one.

OLIVER HOLT AT STAMFORD BRIDGE: Any Spurs fans - or players - expecting a rallying cry after a significant setback like this would have been sorely disappointed.

Who'd have thought Jose Mourinho would have left a legacy at Old Trafford after all? Mourinho signings Nemanja Matic and Fred have been very important in their recent success.

There was a glint in Pep Guardiola's eye as he talked about Real Madrid, as European football's most influential coach gets ready to tackle its ultimate winning machine.

JAMIE REDKNAPP: We look at VAR as if it's the oracle but in reality it's one man, sat behind a bank of screens at Stockley Park, offering his opinion. It's not matter of fact - it's subjective.

The Premier League once again treated spectators to twists and turns galore, and here are 10 things we learned from all the action this weekend.

PETE JENSON IN SPAIN: Manchester City left empty handed on the dramatic night in 2012 after a sensational late 3-2 win for Real Madrid brought manager Jose Mourinho to his knees.

Luke Shaw believes Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has put a smile back on his face after a difficult time at Manchester United under the Norwegian's predecessor Jose Mourinho.

The forward flew back to his homeland last week for an operation in Seoul on his broken right arm, an injury Jose Mourinho fears could keep him out for the rest of the season.

Spurs manager Jose Mourinho was full of praise for the RB Leipzig man after his side lost 1-0 against them in the Champions League last week. His agent is not surprised.

THE NUMBERS GAME - JORDAN SEWARD: Dele Alli is statistically Tottenham's biggest goal threat right now with Kane and Son injured. Mourinho needs him firing ahead of important run of games.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY IAN LADYMAN: The latter half of this season feels a little bit like the second coming of a player who lost his way a little bit in the final days of Mauricio Pochettino.