Jackson Garden-Bachop
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
3 October 1994 Dunedin, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 99 kg (15 st 8 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Scots College, Wellington | ||
| Relatives |
Stephen Bachop (father) Graeme Bachop (uncle) Nathan Mauger (cousin) Aaron Mauger (cousin) | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | First Five-Eighth / Fullback | ||
| Current club | Rebels | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2013–16 | Wellington | 29 | (167) |
| 2017− | Rebels | () | |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2012 | New Zealand Schoolboys | () | |
| 2014 | New Zealand U20 | 2 | (10) |
|
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 6 November 2016. | |||
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.[1][2]
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.[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]
International
Garden Bachop represented New Zealand at schoolboy level in 2012 and under-20 level in 2014.[4][5]
References
- 1 2 3 "Wellington first-five Jackson Garden-Bachop signs two-year deal with the Melbourne Rebels". Rugby Heaven. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- 1 2 "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.
- 1 2 "Jackson Garden-Bachop itsrugby Player Statistics". it's rugby. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ↑ "Jackson Garden-Bachop New Zealand schoolboys Player Profile". All Blacks.com. Retrieved 6 November 2016.