new zealand super rugby player connor garden—bachop has died at the age of 25.s "a medical event" on monday. garden—bachop most recently played for the highlanders for five years, leaving earlier this month at the end of their super rugby campaign, where they reached the quarter—finals.the winger�*s father, stephen bachop, played the quarterfinals. ahead of the olympics in paris next month, a group of climate scientists and several athletes are warning that competitors could collapse due to the heat. a new report, called the rings of fire, suggests a warming planet could affect performances at the games. team gb rugby sevens playerjamie farndale was involved in the research. the reason you are at an olympic games is because you push your body to the absolute limits. that's all very well when you are in the safe temperature reasons, but the higher up that heat stress index you go, the more dangerous it gets. if we are in these extreme temperatures, like i said, an athlete's mindset, i'm on the rugby pitch and the opposition has made a line break and it's myjob to