The Super Rugby winger had just ended a five-year spell with the Highlanders
The Super Rugby winger, who is the son of former All Black and Samoa outside-half Stephen and nephew of ex-All Black scrum-half Graeme, had just ended a five-year spell with the Highlanders. He also played for the Maori All Blacks. Super Rugby
“All of rugby walks alongside the Garden-Bachop family at this time and we are collectively united in our grief,” read the statement, which was also signed by the New Zealand Maori Rugby Board, the Highlanders, Wellington Rugby and the New Zealand Rugby Players’ Association. “Wherever he played, he was a committed and popular teammate with infectious energy and someone who could light up the room.
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