David Penalva (born 26 January 1980 in France) is a Portuguese rugby union footballer.
Penalva played for Nice, in the French Fédérale 1, for the 2010–11 season.
He had 35 caps for Portugal, from 2002 to 2012, scoring 1 try, 5 points on aggregate.
Penalva most recent game was at 10 March 2012, in a 23–17 win over Spain, in Coimbra, for the Six Nations B.
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