Marc Palanques (born 27 May 1961) is a French former professional rugby league footballer and a former CEO of the French Rugby League Championship team AS Carcassonne, he is the current president of the French Rugby League Federation since July 2016.
Marc Palanques started his career at Saint Jacques in 1979, before moving to Limoux then Carcassonne.
Finally, he went back to Carcassonne and won two more titles: Championship in 1992 and Cup in 1990.
[1] After his career in sport, he created Kingsport, a company which integrated Intersport in 2003, staying on the board of directors.
In April 2016, he announced his decision to stand for the presidency of the French Rugby League Federation.