Denis Lalanne (1 April 1926 – 7 December 2019) was a French sports journalist who specialized in tennis, rugby union, and golf.

In this time period, he wrote several books on rugby, including Le grand combat du XV de France and La peau des Springboks.

[2][3] In 1978, Lalanne led the commentary for the France-Scotland rugby match with Georges de Caunes, and the French Open.

His book Le grand combat du XV de France was adapted into a documentary film in 2006 by Serge Tignères and Étienne Bellan Huchery.

Novels written by Lalanne include Un long dimanche à la campagne and Le devoir de français,[4] the latter of which was adapted into a film.