Dale Tonawai

{{Short description|Fijian rugby player (born 1980)}}

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| name = Dale Tonawai

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| full_name = Dale Tonawai Mataluvu

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|05|09|df=y}}

| birth_place = Suva, Fiji

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| height = 6 ft 1 in

| weight = 224 lb

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| position = Back-row

| repyears1 = 2007–10

| repteam1 = {{nrut|Fiji}}

| repcaps1 = 3

| reppoints1 = 0

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{{MedalSport|Men's rugby sevens}}

{{MedalCountry|{{FIJ}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|Pacific Games}}

{{MedalSilver|2011 Nouméa|Team competition}}

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Dale Tonawai Mataluvu (born 9 May 1980) is a Fijian former international rugby union player.{{cite news |title=Dale Predicts A Close Game |url=https://fijisun.com.fj/2010/01/29/dale-predicts-a-close-game/ |work=Fiji Sun |date=29 January 2010}}

A back-row forward from Lawai, Nadroga, Tonawai captained both the Army and Suva in Fijian rugby.{{cite news |title=Provincial Reps Worry Army Skipper Dale |url=https://fijisun.com.fj/2008/10/23/provincial-reps-worry-army-skipper-dale/ |work=Fiji Sun |date=23 October 2008}}

Tonawai made his debut for the Fiji XV against Tonga in Lautoka during the 2007 IRB Pacific Nations Cup and was capped a further two times at the 2010 IRB Pacific Nations Cup. He also competed for Fiji in rugby sevens and represented his country at the 2011 Pacific Games, where they finished with a silver medal.{{cite news |title=7s Coach Satisfied |url=https://fijisun.com.fj/2011/09/01/7s-coach-satisfied/ |work=Fiji Sun |date=1 September 2011}}