| Jackson Garden-Bachop | |
| Fullname: | Jackson Kyle Garden-Bachop |
| Birth Date: | 3 October 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Height: | 1830NaN0 |
| Weight: | 990NaN0 |
| School: | Scots College |
| Relatives: | Graeme Bachop (uncle) Stephen Bachop (father) Connor Garden-Bachop (brother) Sue Garden-Bachop (mother) Aaron Mauger (cousin) Nathan Mauger (cousin) Ivan Mauger (great uncle) |
| Position: | First five-eighth, Fullback |
| Currentclub: | CA Brive |
| Years1: | 2013– |
| Clubs1: | Wellington |
| Apps1: | 88 |
| Points1: | 694 |
| Years2: | 2017 |
| Clubs2: | Rebels |
| Apps2: | 13 |
| Points2: | 16 |
| Years3: | 2018–2023 |
| Clubs3: | Hurricanes |
| Apps3: | 31 |
| Points3: | 61 |
| Repyears1: | 2014 |
| Repteam1: | New Zealand U20 |
| Repcaps1: | 2 |
| Reppoints1: | 10 |
| Repyears2: | 2017 |
| Repteam2: | Māori All Blacks |
| Repcaps2: | 2 |
| Reppoints2: | 10 |
| Clubupdate: | 27 September 2023 |
| Repupdate: | 5 June 2022 |
| Clubs4: | CA Brive |
| Years4: | 2023- |
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]
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]
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]
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.
In 2023, he lands a contract with the CA Brive in the french Top 14 for two years.[5]
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]
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 9 | 4 | 764 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 13 | 9 | 4 | 764 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||