[[Canterbury Rugby Football Union

Dale Atkins (born 29 August 1961) is a former coach of the New Zealand women's national rugby union team.

He was assisted by his former Canterbury teammate and former All Blacks centre Warwick Taylor.

[1] He was not reappointed in 2009 despite not losing a single game during his term as coach.

[2][3] Atkins played for Canterbury and the New Zealand Maori.