Rugby: Woodward hopes to preserve team for Six Nations campaign

CLIVE WOODWARD wants his entire World Cup-winning squad to be available for selection when England launch their Six Nations Championship campaign in February.

England's first test match as world champions is against Italy in Rome on February 15.

But speculation has already started that international retirements could be looming, with skipper Martin Johnson, 114 times-capped prop Jason Leonard and scrum-half Kyran Bracken all rumoured contenders.