Roland Bertranne
Appearance
Date of birth | 6 December 1949 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Ibos, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 176 lb (80 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Roland Bertranne (born 6 December 1949 in Ibos) 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 (69) 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 Argentina in Buenos Aires, losing 36-22.[1] 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.
Honours
- Grand Slam : 1977, 1981
- French rugby champion finalist, 1979, 1981 with Stade Bagnérais.
References
External links
- sporting-heroes
- Roland Bertranne at ESPNscrum