{"id":403885,"date":"2024-06-17T22:22:23","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T22:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=403885"},"modified":"2024-06-17T23:04:45","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T23:04:45","slug":"super-rugby-in-shock-with-player-dead-at-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=403885","title":{"rendered":"Super Rugby in shock with player dead at 25"},"content":{"rendered":"

This article originally appeared on<\/strong><\/em> Stuff<\/strong><\/em><\/a> and is reproduced with permission\ufeff.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Highlanders rugby player Connor Garden-Bachop has died.<\/p>\n

Garden-Bachop, an outside back, is the son of former All Black Stephen Bachop and former Black Fern Sue Garden-Bachop who died in 2009 after a long battle with cancer.<\/p>\n

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He is also the nephew of former All Black Graeme Bachop.<\/p>\n

The 25-year-old, who also played for the Wellington Lions and Canterbury in the NPC, debuted for the Highlanders in 2021 and was awarded the club's Rookie of the Year.<\/p>\n

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He was also selected for the M\u0101ori All Blacks in 2022, making his debut during a two-test series against Ireland.<\/p>\n

The Highlanders posted on Facebook last week announcing several players who were confirmed as not returning for the team next season, including Garden-Bachop.<\/p>\n

Garden-Bachop posted on Instagram several days ago thanking the Highlanders for an "unforgettable five years".<\/p>\n

"Thank you to everyone in the south for making me feel at home, and thank you to the boys I have been honoured to share the field with, it's been a pleasure, I will miss you all. Till next time #300."<\/p>\n

Garden-Bachop is survived by two daughters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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