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Nanyak Dala
Birth name	Nanyak Dala
Date of birth	18 June 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Jos, Nigeria
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	100 kg (220 lb)
University	University of Saskatchewan
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Flanker
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
	Saskatoon Wild Oats RFC
–	Castaway Wanderers RFC
Senior career
Years	Team
	Prairie Wolf Pack
International career
Years	Team
2007-	Canada
National sevens team
Years	Team
	Canada
Men's rugby sevens
Representing Canada
Pan American Games

Nanyak Dala (born 18 June 1984) is a Canadian rugby union player. His position is flanker, and he has played 14 tests for the Canadian national team. Dala currently plays for Castaway Wanderers RFC in the British Columbia Premiership and with Prairie Wolf Pack in the Canadian Rugby Championship.

Personal life

Dala was born in Jos, Nigeria, but moved to South Africa with his family and took up rugby at age 12. Eventually Dala would go on to represent KwaZulu-Natal provincial teams at various age-grade levels. Dala and his family would eventually move on to the city of North Battleford in Canada where his father, Gideon, sought job opportunities in the medical field. Dala later moved on to Saskatoon to pursue university education at the University of Saskatchewan. In Saskatoon Dala would go on to join local club side, Saskatoon Wild Oats RFC.^[1]