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{{Short description|South African rugby union player}}
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{{Infobox rugby biography
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| name = Hacjivah Dayimani
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| birth_place = [[Cape Town]], [[South Africa]]
| birth_place = [[Cape Town]], [[South Africa]]
| height = {{height|m=1.88}}
| height = {{height|m=1.88}}
| weight = {{cvt|98|kg|lb stlb}}
| weight = {{cvt|106|kg|lb stlb}}
| nickname =
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| position = [[Number eight (rugby union)|No 8]] / [[Flanker (rugby union)|Flanker]]
| position = [[Number eight (rugby union)|No 8]] / [[Flanker (rugby union)|Flanker]]
| currentclub = {{Rut Lions}} / {{Rut Golden Lions}} / {{Rut Golden Lions XV}}
| currentclub = {{Rut|Stormers}} / {{Rut|Western Province}}
| youthyears1 = 2013–2018
| youthyears1 = 2013–2018
| youthclubs1 = {{Rut Golden Lions}}
| youthclubs1 = {{Rut|Golden Lions}}
| years1 = 2017–present
| years1 = 2017–2019
| clubs1 = {{Rut Golden Lions XV}}
| clubs1 = {{Rut|Golden Lions XV}}
| apps1 = 10
| apps1 = 10
| points1 = 30
| points1 = 30
| years2 = 2017–present
| years2 = 2017–2021
| clubs2 = {{Rut Golden Lions}}
| clubs2 = {{Rut|Golden Lions}}
| apps2 = 18
| apps2 = 23
| points2 = 35
| points2 = 40
| years3 = 2018–present
| years3 = 2018–2021
| clubs3 = {{Rut Lions}}
| clubs3 = {{Rut|Lions}}
| apps3 = 24
| apps3 = 31
| points3 = 15
| points3 = 15
| years4 = 2021–
| clubs4 = {{Rut|Western Province}}
| apps4 = 9
| points4 = 20
| years5 = 2021–
| clubs5 = {{Rut|Stormers}}
| apps5 = 48
| points5 = 35
| repyears1 = 2015
| repyears1 = 2015
| repteam1 = [[South Africa national under-18 rugby union team|South African Schools]]
| repteam1 = [[South Africa national under-18 rugby union team|South African Schools]]
| repcaps1 =
| repcaps1 =
| reppoints1 =
| reppoints1 =
| clubupdate = 7 August 2019
| clubupdate = 09 March 2024
| repupdate = 22 May 2018
| repupdate = 22 May 2018
}}
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'''Hacjivah Graham Dayimani''' (born {{birth date|1997|09|23|df=y}}) is a South African [[rugby union]] player for the {{Rut Lions}} in [[Super Rugby]], the {{Rut Golden Lions}} in the [[Currie Cup]] and the {{Rut Golden Lions XV}} in the [[Rugby Challenge (South Africa)|Rugby Challenge]].<ref name="SARU Player Profile Hacjivah Dayimani">{{SA Rugby Player Profile | id=119814 | name=Hacjivah Dayimani | date=17 April 2018}}</ref> His regular position is number eight or flanker.
'''Hacjivah Graham Dayimani''' (born 23 September 1997) is a South African [[rugby union]] player for the {{Rut|Stormers}} in the [[United Rugby Championship]] and the {{Rut|Western Province}} in the [[Currie Cup]] .<ref name="SARU Player Profile Hacjivah Dayimani">{{SA Rugby Player Profile | id=119814 | name=Hacjivah Dayimani | date=17 April 2018}}</ref> His regular position is number eight or flanker.


==References==
==Personal life==
Dayimani is Jewish. He is the son of an [[Igbo Jews|Igbo Jewish]] [[History of the Jews in Nigeria|Nigerian]] father and a [[Xhosa people|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'.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thejc.com/sport/sport-news/rugby-29-8-1.443416 |title=Hacjivah more than a raw diamond |publisher=The JC |accessdate=2021-09-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sarugbymag.co.za/dayimani-is-his-own-man/ |title=Dayimani is his own man |date=11 October 2018 |publisher=SA Rugby Mag |accessdate=2021-09-08}}</ref>


==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{Sport links}}
* [http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player_21995.html itsrugby.co.uk profile]


{{Lions squad}}
{{Stormers squad}}
{{Golden Lions squad}}
{{Western Province squad}}
{{Golden Lions XV squad}}


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[[Category:Sportspeople from Cape Town]]
[[Category:Black Jewish people]]
[[Category:Rugby union players from Cape Town]]
[[Category:Rugby union flankers]]
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[[Category:Rugby union number eights]]
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[[Category:South African Jews]]
[[Category:South African people of Nigerian descent]]
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[[Category:Western Province (rugby union) players]]
[[Category:Stormers players]]
[[Category:Alumni of Jeppe High School for Boys]]




Latest revision as of 20:18, 9 March 2024

Hacjivah Dayimani
Full nameHacjivah Graham Dayimani
Date of birth (1997-09-23) 23 September 1997 (age 26)
Place of birthCape Town, South Africa
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight106 kg (234 lb; 16 st 10 lb)
SchoolJeppe High School for Boys
Rugby union career
Position(s) No 8 / Flanker
Current team Stormers / Western Province
Youth career
2013–2018 Golden Lions
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2017–2019 Golden Lions XV 10 (30)
2017–2021 Golden Lions 23 (40)
2018–2021 Lions 31 (15)
2021– Western Province 9 (20)
2021– Stormers 48 (35)
Correct as of 09 March 2024
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015 South African Schools
Correct as of 22 May 2018

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[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Hacjivah Dayimani". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Hacjivah more than a raw diamond". The JC. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Dayimani is his own man". SA Rugby Mag. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

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