Place of birth Dunedin, New Zealand Weight 99 kg (15 st 8 lb) Parents Stephen Bachop | Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |
Date of birth (1994-10-03) 3 October 1994 (age 22) Notable relative(s) | ||
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Jackson Garden-Bachop (born 3 October 1994) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a first five-eighth for the Melbourne Rebels in the international Super Rugby competition.
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Early career
Born in Dunedin, but 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.
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.
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.
International
Garden Bachop represented New Zealand at schoolboy level in 2012 and under-20 level in 2014.
