Nanyak Dala
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| Birth name | Nanyak Dala | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 18 June 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Jos, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Saskatchewan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dala waits for the pitch". Star Phoenix. 9 July 2008. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- 1984 births
- Canadian rugby union players
- Canada international rugby union players
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Jos
- Canadian sportspeople of Nigerian descent
- University of Saskatchewan alumni
- Canada international rugby sevens players
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada
- Pan American Games medalists in rugby sevens
- Rugby sevens players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players for Canada
- Rugby sevens players at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Prairie Wolf Pack players
- Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Nigerian emigrants to Canada
- 2011 Rugby World Cup players
- 2015 Rugby World Cup players
- Rugby union flankers
- Castaway Wanderers RFC players