Jackson Kyle Garden-Bachop (born 3 October 1994) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays as a fly-half for the CA Brive in the Top 14 in France.[1][2]
| Full name | Jackson Kyle Garden-Bachop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 3 October 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dunedin, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 99 kg (218 lb; 15 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Scots College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Graeme Bachop (uncle) Stephen Bachop (father) Connor Garden-Bachop (brother) Sue Garden-Bachop (mother) Aaron Mauger (cousin) Nathan Mauger (cousin) Ivan Mauger (great uncle) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early career
editBorn in Dunedin, Garden-Bachop is of Māori, Samoan, French Polynesian and Cook islander ancestry and was raised in Wellington, Garden-Bachop played rugby at Scots College in the city. He is the son of former All Black Stephen Bachop and former Black Fern Sue Garden-Bachop.[1][3]
Senior career
editGarden-Bachop debuted for the Wellington Lions as a teenager during the 2013 ITM Cup making a solitary appearance. Over the course of the next 3 seasons, he gradually became a more frequent starter and by the 2016 season he could call himself Wellington's starting number 10.[4]
Super Rugby
editUnable to land a contract with one of New Zealand's five Super Rugby franchises, Garden-Bachop decided to hop across the Tasman Sea to join Australian side, the Melbourne Rebels. He signed a 2-year contract prior to the 2017 Super Rugby season.[1][2]
Garden-Bachop has signed a two-year contract with the Wellington Hurricanes to begin in 2018.
He scores 13 points during the final won against Canterbury.
Top 14
editIn 2023, he lands a contract with the CA Brive in the french Top 14 for two years.[5]
International
editGarden Bachop represented New Zealand at schoolboy level in 2012 and under-20 level in 2014. In 2017 Garden-Bachop was named in the Māori All Blacks squad for their tour of France and Canada he played in all games.[4][6]
Super Rugby Statistics
edit- As of 6 November 2017[7]
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
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| 2017 | Rebels | 13 | 9 | 4 | 764 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 13 | 9 | 4 | 764 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Wellington first-five Jackson Garden-Bachop signs two-year deal with the Melbourne Rebels". Rugby Heaven. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Rebels finalise squad with All Black pedigree Garden-Bachop". Melbourne Rebels. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ^ "Jackson Garden-Bachop Wellington Lions Player Profile". Wellington Lions rugby. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Jackson Garden-Bachop itsrugby Player Statistics". it's rugby. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ "Jackson Garden-Bachop s'engage au CA Brive". www.cabrive-rugby.com. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ "Jackson Garden-Bachop New Zealand schoolboys Player Profile". All Blacks.com. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ "Player Statistics". It's Rugby.