Hacjivah Dayimani | |
Fullname: | Hacjivah Graham Dayimani |
Birth Date: | 23 September 1997 |
Birth Place: | Cape Town, South Africa |
School: | Jeppe High School for Boys |
Position: | No 8 / Flanker |
Currentclub: | / |
Youthyears1: | 2013–2018 |
Years1: | 2017–2019 |
Apps1: | 10 |
Points1: | 30 |
Years2: | 2017–2021 |
Apps2: | 23 |
Points2: | 40 |
Years3: | 2018–2021 |
Apps3: | 32 |
Points3: | 15 |
Years4: | 2021–2024 |
Apps4: | 9 |
Points4: | 20 |
Years5: | 2021–2024 |
Apps5: | 57 |
Points5: | 35 |
Repyears1: | 2015 |
Repteam1: | South African Schools |
Clubupdate: | 09 March 2024 |
Repupdate: | 22 May 2018 |
Hacjivah Graham Dayimani (born 23 September 1997) is a South African rugby union player for the in the United Rugby Championship and the in the Currie Cup . His regular position is number eight or flanker.
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'.[1] [2]