Jackson Garden-Bachop
Jackson Kyle Garden-Bachop (born 3 October 1994) is a New Zealand rugby union player of Cook Islands descent who currently plays as a fly-half for the CA Brive in the international Super Rugby competition.[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
Born 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
Garden-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
Unable 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.
International
Garden 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
- 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
- "Wellington first-five Jackson Garden-Bachop signs two-year deal with the Melbourne Rebels". Rugby Heaven. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- "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.
- "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.