Provincial Dalton played for the Schools team in 1990 and was also selected for the
South African Schools team in 1990. He made his debut for the Transvaal senior side in 1992 and in 2001 went to play for the . In Super Rugby, Dalton played for the during 1998 and 1999 and for the in 2001 and 2002.
National team He played his first game for the
Springboks on 8 October
1994 against
Argentina. His last test match took place on 23 November
2002 against
England. He played in the
1995 World Cup (two games, winners). Although it is widely reported he took part in a fight which led to him missing the remainder of the 1995 World Cup, TV footage shows that Dalton was trying to stop the fight and calm the situation down. ==References==