England's rugby team gather around the Cook Cup after defeating Australia's Wallabies to win their three-test series in Sydney. REUTERS/Jason Reed
SYDNEY (Reuters) - New Zealand's long dominance of world rugby shows no sign of coming to an end any time soon but England's historic sweep of Australia and Ireland's June tour of South Africa offered some hope of a northern hemisphere resurgence.
Southern hemisphere teams filled all four semi-final spots at last year's World Cup as European teams proved unable to deal with the power, pace and depth of the Rugby Championship sides.
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