Leonard won a world record 114 Test caps in his career

Leonard, who retired earlier ths year after earning a record 114 Test caps, said he had been offered a job as front row coach for England.

But the 35-year-old said he was in two minds about whether to join England coach Sir Clive Woodward's army of back-room staff.

"To be honest, I haven't decided what I'm going to do," he said.

"It may be that the best thing for me and my family is to take a break from rugby altogether for a little while.

"When I get back to England I'll have a long, hard look at the options," said Leonard from Hong Kong.

Leonard, who made his England debut against Argentina in 1990, said the increased physical demands on prop forwards in the professional era made it unlikely that his 14-year international career would be equalled.

"In the England sides I first started playing in, 20 caps was regarded as a respectable total," Leonard said.

"The likes of Will Carling and Peter Winterbottom ended up with 50 or 60 caps and that's perceived as a great career. I went past that mark quite a few years ago.

"The way the game's going, players careers are only going to get shorter. The lifespan of a professional now, if it goes to 10 years, that will be seen as an exceptional career."