Poppy Leitch
| DOB | 04/07/1997 |
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| Born | Exeter |
| Height | 5ft 6ins / 1.69m |
| Weight | 11st 4lbs / 72kg |
| Position | Lock / Back-Row |
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| Total Appearances | 97 |
| Total Tries | 5 |
| Total Points | 25 |
| Previous Club | Bristol Bears |
| Honours | England, U20s |
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Experienced forward Poppy Leitch impressed everyone who watched her in her inaugural season, with her performances seeing her shortlisted for the Premier 15s Team of the Season.
Having made her debut off the bench against her former club, Bristol Bears, she has been a mainstay in the match day side ever since. A natural leader on the field, Leitch was named as co-captain, alongside Kate Zackary, ahead of the 2021/22 season.
An England international, Leitch won her first senior cap against Italy in the 2016 Six Nations Championship and was most recently involved in the 2019 Grand Slam-winning side.
She was also part of the triumphant University of Exeter side that won back-to-back BUCS Gold titles, before taking up the role of women’s head coach at the university at the start of the 2019/20 academic year, providing an ideal link with and pathway into the Chiefs squad. She also coaches Exeter Athletic.
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