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Jackson Garden-Bachop
New Zealand rugby union player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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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 joined 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 scored 13 points during the final won against Canterbury.
Top 14
In 2023, he landed a contract with the CA Brive in the French Top 14 for two years.[5]
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]
References
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