Roland Bertranne


Roland Bertranne is a former French rugby union player. He played as a Centre.
Bertranne played for Stade Bagnérais and Toulon. He earned his first national cap on 27 February 1971 against the England in Twickenham and scored a try on debut. He held the French record for most caps for a long time. He still holds the French record of consecutive caps.
He also played for the Barbarians and for a World XV on 9 August 1980 against in Buenos Aires, losing 36-22. Bertranne was the youngest member of the RFU President's Overseas XV squad that played 4 matches as part of the centenary celebrations of the Rugby Football Union in 1971.

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