Hacjivah Dayimani
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Full name | Hacjivah Graham Dayimani | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 23 September 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Cape Town, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 99 kg (218 lb; 15 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Jeppe High School for Boys | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hacjivah Graham Dayimani (born 23 September 1997) is a South African rugby union player for the Stormers in the United Rugby Championship and the Western Province in the Currie Cup .[1] His regular position is number eight or flanker.
Personal life
Dayimani is Jewish. He is the son of an Igbo Jewish Nigerian father and a Xhosa South African mother. His late father was a devout Jew who observed Shabbat, while his mother is a Sangoma (a traditional African healer). His surname means "diamond" in Xhosa while his first name was chosen because it is a combination of the Hebrew name "Akiva" and the Xhosa "Mpumelelo" which means 'achiever'.[2][3]
References
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Hacjivah Dayimani". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Hacjivah more than a raw diamond". The JC. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "Dayimani is his own man". SA Rugby Mag. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
External links
- Hacjivah Dayimani at ItsRugby.co.uk
Categories:
- Living people
- 1997 births
- Black Jewish people
- Rugby union players from Cape Town
- Rugby union flankers
- Rugby union number eights
- Golden Lions players
- South African Jews
- South African people of Nigerian descent
- South African rugby union players
- Xhosa people
- Lions (United Rugby Championship) players
- Western Province (rugby union) players
- Stormers players
- South African rugby union biography stubs