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.

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Nanyak Dala

Birth name	Nanyak Dala
Date of birth	(1984-06-18) 18 June 1984 (age 39)
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) Flanker Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Saskatoon Wild Oats RFC Castaway Wanderers RFC () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) Prairie Wolf Pack () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2007- Canada 37 (20) National sevens team Years Team Comps Canada
Medal record Men's rugby sevens Representing  Canada Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara Team competition

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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]