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Roland BERTRANNE

Roland Bertranne - France - International rugby matches.

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 21 March 1981

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    • POSITION
      Centre/Winger
    • DATE OF BIRTH
      Tuesday, 06 December 1949
    • PLACE OF BIRTH
      Ibos, France. Died 2nd October 2025 aged 75.
  • INTERNATIONAL
  • France
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Roland BERTRANNE - France - International rugby matches.

La photo ci-dessus montre Roland Bertranne joueur de Rugby Français,

pendent le match contre l'Angleterre le 21 Mars 1981 pendant cinq nations Rugby.

Remarquablement, Roland joueait 46 matches consécutif entre Octobre 1973

(30-18 victoire contre Japon) et Mars 1979 (21-17 victoire contre Écosee.

Bertranne était le plus selectionné jouer de France suivant son match finale contre

Nouvelle-Zélande Novembre 1981, son 69 apparitions éclipsant le record précédent

du 63 tennait par Michel Crauste (1957-66) et Benoit Dauga (1964-72).

Bertranne died from complications of Alzheimer's disease on 2 October 2025. 

Roland Bertranne held the French record for most caps, 69, surpassing

Benoît Dauga's previous record of 63 caps in 1981. Bertranne held the record

until 1989, when Serge Blanco established a new mark with his 70th cap. 



Career Record: Played 69: Won 38, Drew 6, Lost 25. (1971-1981)



Test Points: 66. Tries: 17


1971 v England (Twickenham) D 14-14 (FN)
1971 v Wales (Colombes) L 9-5 (FN)
1971 v South Africa (Durban) D 8-8
1971 v Australia (Toulouse) L 13-11

1971 v Australia (Colombes) W 18-9

 

1972 v Scotland (Murrayfield) L 20-9 (FN)

1972 v Ireland (Colombes) L 14-9 (FN)

 

1973 v New Zealand (Paris) W 13-6
1973 v England (Twickenham) L 14-6 (FN)
1973 v Japan (Bordeaux) W 30-18

1973 v Romania (Valence) W 7-6

 

1974 v Ireland (Paris) W 9-6 (FN)
1974 v Wales (Cardiff) D 16-16 (FN)
1974 v England (Paris) D 12-12 (FN)
1974 v Scotland (Murrayfield) L 19-6 (FN)
1974 v Argentina (Buenos Aries) W 20-15
1974 v Argentina (Buenos Aries) W 31-27
1974 v Romania (Bucharest) L 15-10
1974 v South Africa (Toulouse) L 13-4

1974 v South Africa (Paris) L 10-8

 

1975 v Wales (Paris) L 25-10 (FN)
1975 v England (Twickenham) W 27-20 (FN)
1975 v Scotland (Paris) W 10-9 (FN)
1975 v Ireland (Dublin) L 25-6 (FN)
1975 v South Africa (Bloemfontein) L 38-25
1975 v South Africa (Pretoria) L 33-18
1975 v Argentina (Lyon) W 29-6
1975 v Argentina (Paris) W 36-21

1975 v Romania (Bordeaux) W 36-12

 

1976 v Scotland (Murrayfield) W 13-6 (FN)
1976 v Ireland (Paris) W 26-3 (FN)
1976 v Wales (Cardiff) L 19-13 (FN)
1976 v England (Paris) W 30-9 (FN)
1976 v USA (Chicago) W 33-14
1976 v Australia (Bordeaux) W 18-15
1976 v Australia (Paris) W 34-6
1976 v Romania (Bucharest) L 15-12

1977 v Wales (Paris) W 16-9 (FN)
1977 v England (Twickenham) W 4-3 (FN)
1977 v Scotland (Paris) W 23-3 (FN)
1977 v Ireland (Dublin) W 15-6 (FN)
1977 v Argentina (Buenos Aries) W 26-3
1977 v Argentina (Buenos Aries) D 18-18
1977 v New Zealand (Toulouse) W 18-13

1977 v New Zealand (Paris) L 15-3

1977 v Romania (Clermont Ferrand) W 9-6

 

1978 v England (Paris) W 15-6 (FN)
1978 v Scotland (Murrayfield) W 19-16 (FN)
1978 v Ireland (Paris) W 10-9 (FN)
1978 v Wales (Cardiff) L 16-7 (FN)

1978 v Romania (Bucharest) W 9-6

 

1979 v Ireland (Dublin) D 9-9 (FN)
1979 v Wales (Paris) W 14-13 (FN)
1979 v England (Twickenham) L 7-6 (FN)
1979 v Scotland (Paris) W 21-17 (FN)

1979 v Romania (Montauban) W 30-12

 

1980 v Wales (Cardiff) L 18-9 (FN)
1980 v England (Paris) L 17-13 (FN)
1980 v Scotland (Murrayfield) L 22-14 (FN)
1980 v Ireland (Paris) W 19-18 (FN)
1980 v South Africa (Pretoria) L 37-15

1980 v Romania (Bucharest) L 15-0

 

1981 v Scotland (Paris) W 16-9 (FN)
1981 v Ireland (Dublin) W 19-13 (FN)
1981 v Wales (Paris) W 19-15 (FN)
1981 v England (Twickenham) W 16-12 (FN)
1981 v Romania (Narbonne) W 17-9
1981 v New Zealand (Topulouse) L 13-9
1981 v New Zealand (Paris) L 18-6