John Dobson says that the DHL Stormers have given Hacjivah Dayimani their blessing to take up a “life-changing alternative” because the loose-forward is linked with a transfer to France.
Dayimani is amongst 15 gamers confirmed to be leaving the DHL Stormers on the finish of the season on Tuesday.
A standout for the Stormers since transferring to Cape City from the Lions in 2021, Dayimani has been very good within the group’s run to back-to-back Vodacom URC finals in 2022 and 2023.
The 26-year-old, who has missed out on a spot within the Springbok alignment camps and the most recent coaching camp in Pretoria, has been closely linked with a transfer to High 14 giants Racing 92, who additionally contract Siya Kolisi.
“Hacjivah is a reasonably distinguished participant,” Dobson instructed Rugby365.com.
“He has completed an incredible job, not simply on the sphere however for the mission and what the Stormers is about.
“Nevertheless we instructed him, that if he has a life-changing alternative as a result of he has quite a lot of duty and individuals who rely on him, we’d not stand in his method.
“So we’ve not completed that.
“He goes with our blessings and, hopefully, returns in the future.”
Dayimani has been joined by two different senior free forwards, Nama Xaba and Junior Pokomela, out the exit door.
Additionally departing the Stormers are up-and-coming props Lee-Marvin Mazibuko, Leon Lyons and Kwenzo Blose, centres Mnombo Zwelendaba, Cornel Smit and Chris Hollis, hooker Chad Solomon, veteran scrumhalf Godlen Masimla, flyhalf Kade Wolhuter, free forwards Jarrod Taylor and Simon Miller and outdoors again Tristan Leyds.
Dobson confirmed that younger loosehead prop Blose can be taking over a transfer to Premiership aspect Exeter Chiefs.
“We’re happy to see many of the guys go onto greater and higher issues however it’s powerful to see them depart,” he stated.
“We’re additionally conscious about our duty with our new possession to supply a sustainable program. Participant price represents an awesome majority so we’ve to be forensic with our alternatives and the way we strengthen our squad.
“We have now to remember these guys are effervescent below for a few years they should play typically and if we will’t do this they need to be free to maneuver on.
“Gamers like Leon Lyons and Zwelendaba will be a part of the Griquas to get extra recreation time,” Dobson added.
“We have now the choice to get them again, so it isn’t actually farewell they’re staying in our eco-system.
“The Griquas relationship will see a motion of gamers continually each methods.”
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