Roland Bertranne (born 6 December 1949 in Ibos) is a former French rugby union player. He played as a

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. Bertranne played for

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and

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. He earned his first national cap on 27 February 1971 against the

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and scored a try on debut. He held the French record for most caps (69) for a long time. He still holds the French record of consecutive caps. He also played for the

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and for a

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on 9 August 1980 against in Buenos Aires, losing 36-22.Player list for World XV
/ref> 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

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in 1971.

Honours

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: 1977, 1981 * French rugby champion finalist, 1979, 1981 with

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