Susan Carol Garden-Bachop (2 December 1961 – 11 September 2008) was a New Zealand sportsperson who represented her country in rugby union, touch, basketball and field hockey.
[2] Born in 1961, Garden-Bachop grew up in the Lower Hutt suburb of Wainuiomata.
[3] She married rugby union player and coach Stephen Bachop and together they had three children: Georgia, Jackson and Connor, all of whom play sport at high levels.
[5] In 1988, Garden-Bachop was promoted to co-coach of Wellington's Northern United senior men's team, becoming one of the first women to coach a premier side in the country.
[2] She was a selector for the New Zealand women's rugby team, the Black Ferns from 1996 to 1998.