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.
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.
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 joined Australian side, the Melbourne Rebels. He signed a 2-year contract prior to the 2017 Super Rugby season.
Garden-Bachop has signed a two-year contract with the Wellington Hurricanes to begin in 2018.
Top 14 In 2023, he landed a contract with the CA Brive in the French Top 14 for two years.
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.
Super Rugby Statistics
Season Team Games Starts Sub Mins Tries Cons Pens Drops Points Yel Red 2017 13 9 4 764 1 1 3 0 16 0 0Total 13 9 4 764 1 1 3 0 16 0 0
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