Stephen Bachop

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Stephen Bachop
Full name Stephen John Bachop
Date of birth (1966-04-02) April 2, 1966
Place of birth Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 79 kg (12 st 6 lb)
School Hagley High School
Notable relative(s) Graeme Bachop (brother)
Nathan Mauger (nephew)
Aaron Mauger (nephew)
Occupation(s) Rugby Coach
Rugby union career
Current status
Position(s) Coach
Playing career
Position Fly-half
New Zealand No. 925
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1986-1991
1992-1996
1996
1997-1998
1997-1998
1998-2000
2001-2002
Canterbury
Otago
Highlanders
Hurricanes
Central Vikings
London Irish
Leeds Tykes
80
79
21


32
12
(-)
(-)
(15)


(23)
(5)
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
1991
1994
1998-1999
Samoa
New Zealand
Samoa
6
5
12
(10)
(0)
(54)
correct as of 13 February 2007.
Coaching career
Years Club / team
2001-2002
2002
2003
2004-2005
2005-present
Leeds Tykes (asst.)
Wellington Lions
Wellington U19
Wellington B (asst.)
International Rugby Academy New Zealand

Stephen Bachop (born 2 April 1966 in Christchurch) is a former rugby player from New Zealand. He is the older brother of fellow All Black Graeme Bachop.

Rugby career

Bachop had two spells in the National Provincial Championship with each Canterbury and Otago, and also played for the Highlanders in the first Super 12 season in 1996. He then moved north in 1997 and for the next two seasons played with the Central Vikings in the NPC second division and for the Hurricanes in the Super 12.

Bachop had a key role in Otago's back to back wins over the British and Irish Lions in 1993 and the Springboks in 1994.


Bachop is of Samoan,Tahitian and Cook Islands Heritage.

All Blacks statistics

Tests: 5 (0 as Captain)
Games: 13 (0 as Captain)
Total Matches: 18 (0 as Captain)
Test Points: 0pts
Game Points: 33pts (6t, 0c, 0p, 1dg, 0m)
Total Points: 33pts (6t, 0c, 0p, 1dg, 0m)

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