Who looks the most likely to relinquish the southern hemisphere stranglehold on the World Cup?

Two rounds gone in the northern hemispheres premiere rugby competition and the question isn’t  who out of the six teams could win the World Cup as much as who most certainly won’t. With a little over seven months to go until the opening ceremony in Twickenham it is becoming more evident who out of the top Europe sides can mount a serious challenge to the three super powers below the equator. France have taken one step forward and ten steps back since Philippe Saint-André took the reins from the lamentable Marc Lievremont in 2011. Tinkering mystro Saint-André has surpassed the