# Marc Palanques > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Marc_Palanques > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Marc_Palanques.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Palanques > Source revision: 1320789403 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Former France international rugby league footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}} {{Infobox rugby league biography |name = Marc Palanques |fullname = |image = Finale du Championnat de France de rugby à XIII 2017 105.jpg |image_size = |caption = Marc Palanques |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|5|27|df=yes}} |birth_place = [Carcassonne](/source/Carcassonne), [Aude](/source/Aude)
[Occitania](/source/Occitania_(administrative_region)), France |height = |weight = |position = {{rlp|SR}} |club1 = {{nowrap|Saint Jacques}} |year1start = 1979 |year1end = 80 |appearances1 = ? |tries1 = ? |goals1 = ? |fieldgoals1 = ? |points1 = ? |club2 = [Limoux](/source/Limoux_Grizzlies) |year2start = 1980 |year2end = 81 |appearances2 = ? |tries2 = ? |goals2 = ? |fieldgoals2 = ? |points2 = ? |club3 = [Carcassonne](/source/AS_Carcassonne) |year3start = 1981 |year3end = 84 |appearances3 = ? |tries3 = ? |goals3 = ? |fieldgoals3 = ? |points3 = ? |club4 = [Le Pontet](/source/US_Avignon_Le_Pontet_84_Rugby) |year4start = 1984 |year4end = 89 |appearances4 = ? |tries4 = ? |goals4 = ? |fieldgoals4 = ? |points4 = ? |club5 = [Carcassonne](/source/AS_Carcassonne) |year5start = 1989 |year5end = 92 |appearances5 = ? |tries5 = ? |goals5 = ? |fieldgoals5 = ? |points5 = ? |teamA = [France](/source/France_national_rugby_league_team) |yearAstart = 1984 |yearAend = 87 |appearancesA = ? |triesA = ? |goalsA = ? |fieldgoalsA = ? |pointsA = ? |updated = 1 May 2016 |retired = yes |source = }} '''Marc Palanques''' (born 27 May 1961) is a French former professional [rugby league](/source/rugby_league) footballer and a former CEO of the [French Rugby League Championship](/source/French_Rugby_League_Championship) team [AS Carcassonne](/source/AS_Carcassonne), he is the current president of the [French Rugby League Federation](/source/French_Rugby_League_Federation) since July 2016. He was captain of [France national rugby league team](/source/France_national_rugby_league_team) in 1987. Marc Palanques started his career at Saint Jacques in 1979, before moving to [Limoux](/source/Limoux_Grizzlies) then [Carcassonne](/source/AS_Carcassonne). With the latter, he won his first title: the 1983 [French Cup](/source/Lord_Derby_Cup). In 1984, he changed for [Le Pontet](/source/US_Le_Pontet) and won the [French Championship](/source/French_Rugby_League_Championship) twice, in 1986 and 1988. Finally, he went back to [Carcassonne](/source/AS_Carcassonne) and won two more titles: Championship in 1992 and Cup in 1990.On ne peut plus cautionner ce championnat inter-régional, Midi Olympique, Didier Navarre, 25 April 2016 He made his debut for the [France national rugby league team](/source/France_national_rugby_league_team) in 1984 and became the team's captain in 1987. After his career in sport, he created Kingsport, a company which integrated [Intersport](/source/Intersport) in 2003, staying on the board of directors. He came back to rugby league in 2015 and became the co-CEO of [AS Carcassonne](/source/AS_Carcassonne). In April 2016, he announced his decision to stand for the presidency of the [French Rugby League Federation](/source/French_Rugby_League_Federation).[http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2016/04/17/2327233-federation-francaise-le-carcassonnais-marc-palanques-face-a-zalduendo.html Fédération Française: Le Carcassonnais Marc Palanques face à Zalduendo ], 17 April 2016, ladepeche.fr. ==Honours== ===Club=== * [French Championship](/source/French_Rugby_League_Championship): ** 3 times winner in [1986](/source/1986_in_sports), [1988](/source/1988_in_sports) with [Le Pontet](/source/US_Le_Pontet) and in [1992](/source/1992_in_sports) with [Carcassonne](/source/AS_Carcassonne). ** 4 times runner-up in [1985](/source/1985_in_sports), [1987](/source/1987_in_sports) and [1989](/source/1989_in_sports) with [Le Pontet](/source/US_Le_Pontet) and in [1990](/source/1990_in_sports) with [Carcassonne](/source/AS_Carcassonne). * [French Cup](/source/Lord_Derby_Cup): ** 4 times winner in [1983](/source/1983_in_sports) and [1990](/source/1990_in_sports) with [Carcassonne](/source/AS_Carcassonne) and [1986](/source/1986_in_sports), [1988](/source/1988_in_sports) with [Le Pontet](/source/US_Le_Pontet). ** 3 times runner-up in [1982](/source/1982_in_sports) with [Carcassonne](/source/AS_Carcassonne), and in [1985](/source/1985_in_sports) and [1989](/source/1989_in_sports) with [Le Pontet](/source/US_Le_Pontet). ==References== {{reflist}} {{France 1988 Rugby League World Cup squad}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Palanques, Marc}} Category:1961 births Category:Living people Category:20th-century French sportsmen Category:AS Carcassonne players Category:France national rugby league team captains Category:France national rugby league team players Category:French chief executives Category:French rugby league administrators Category:French rugby league players Category:Limoux Grizzlies players Category:Rugby league players from Carcassonne Category:Rugby league second-rows {{France-rugbyleague-bio-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Marc Palanques](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Palanques) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Palanques?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.