I mean it, if you thought we (England) were shit after the last world cup, and if you think the 6N teams were a flop in the WC, you ain't seen nothing yet.  I reckon that next years 6N could be one of the worst quality tournaments in living memory.  The rankings that came out today I fully expect to be totally meaningless come next season, I think the ABs will get better, and the rest of the world will get worse.

England:
Our best hope is to get a decent coach who's allowed to pick his own coaching team and can coach a more complete game of rugby.  Given the number of players that are old and potentially retiring I really worry about what we'll be like next year - some of the 'biggest' players for England in this world cup were Gommersall, Shaw, Regan, Vickery, Corry, Catt, Robinson et al I can't see them lasting much longer.  There is no doubt we have some decent young talent around but they will be very green and liable to make mistakes.  I worry about the reports that have come out of the England training squad pre world cup and during.
Our forward pack will not be as strong next year and I worry about Ashton's ability as head coach.  We will need to play more rugby and I'm not sure our organisation will be good enough to cope with that.  I hope Ellis comes back to his best and continues to learn, we saw what a difference a decisive 9 made.

Ireland:
Under EOS, they totally flopped this WC, I worry that they peaked last year and that they will probably lose some of their more influential players.  Their pack looks past it and I don't see that many youngsters available to fill their shoes.

Wales:
Organisation is in a shambles after sacking Ruddock, whoever comes in has to break the players strangle hold on the team and make them more professional in their approach.  They still lack a strong enough pack to trouble the top teams in the world.  They will potentially lose Thomas and a few others, that will leave a big hole IMO.

Scotland:
They didn't play any real rugby this year and looked pedestrian in most of their games in the WC, they stand the best chance of the home nations to take the next step IMO but I'm not convinced they will

France:
Who knows, without Laporte will they be able to regain some of the ability to throw the ball around or is it too late for their current generation?  They need to find a 10 who can control and break a game.  They have a lot of very very good young players, it will be interesting to see how the new coach copes with that.  I think St Andre is the best bet personally.

Italy:
Just rubbish this tournament, strong pack but looked less organised than ever outside that.