Connor Garden-Bachop

BIOGRAPHY

A strongly built outside back, he played his schoolboy rugby in Wellington for Scots College with current Highlanders midfielder Thomas Umaga-Jensen.

He has played for Canterbury and Wellington in the NPC .

After a successful debut season for the Highlanders, he picked up the team's 'Rookie of the Year' Award at the 2021 Highlanders awards evening.

Garden-Bachop has followed in his brother, Jackson's footsteps in playing for the Māori All Blacks. 

Iwi: Ngāti Awa