| Birth name | Graeme Thomas Miro Bachop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 June 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (12 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hagley High School[citation needed] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Stephen Bachop (brother) Nathan Mauger (nephew) Aaron Mauger (nephew) Connor Garden-Bachop (nephew) Jackson Garden-Bachop (nephew) Sue Garden-Bachop (sister-in-law) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Ange Bachop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Graeme Thomas Miro Bachop (born 11 June 1967) is a former rugby union footballer from New Zealand. He is of Samoan, Tahitian and Cook Islands heritage.
Bachop made his All Blacks debut against Japan B in Tokyo on 21 October 1987, his first international debut was against Wales on 4 November 1989.[1][2]
He played at the 1991 and 1995 Rugby World Cup.[3] In 1999 Bachop played for Japan at the 1999 Rugby World Cup.[4]