Nama Xaba

Nama Xaba

Full name	Kuyenzeka Kwenama Praisegod Xaba
Date of birth	(1997-07-26) 26 July 1997
Place of birth	Vryheid, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	105 kg (231 lb)
School	Glenwood High School
University	University of Cape Town
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker Current team Stormers / Western Province Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2018–2024 Western Province 24 (15) 2020–2024 Stormers 20 (15) 2024- Bulls 0 (0) Correct as of 23 July 2022 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2017 South Africa Under-20 1 (0)

Kuyenzeka Kwenama Praisegod Xaba (born 26 July 1997) is a South African rugby union player for the Bulls in United Rugby Championship and Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup and the Rugby Challenge.

His regular position is flanker. Xaba, attended Glenwood High School in Durban where he was the head prefect and rugby captain of 1st team in 2015. He is an alumnus of the University of Cape Town (UCT), having graduated with a BSC in Geomatics. Nama played provincial representative rugby for KZN at Under 12 inter-provincial level, the Under-13 Craven Week, Under-16 Grant Khomo week, Academy week and at the Kearsney College Easter Festival in 2015.

He also captained the KZN Grant Khomo team. He played for KZN Craven Week in 2015 as vice-captain, and last year represented WP at U19 level. He was voted WP 2016 – U19 Most Promising Player. In 2019, he was the Varsity Cup Captain for UCT's Ikey Tigers.

He made his Currie Cup debut for Western Province in August 2019, coming on as a replacement in their match against the Pumas in Round Five of the 2019 season.