Stephen Bachop is a former top rugby player having worn both the blue jersey of Manu Samoa and the silver fern on his chest for the All blacks.

Having played for the Highlanders when Super Rugby kicked off and then for the Hurricanes, Stephen Bachop would have had more than a passing interest in watching last weekend’s first round of Super Rugby Aotearoa with his son Connor Garden-Bachop taking to the field on the right wing for the Highlanders against the Crusaders and his other son Jackson Garden-Bachop playing at first five for the Hurricanes against the Blues on Saturday.