Paul Marcon

Paul Marcon (born 10 July 1995) is a French professional rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for Toulouse Olympique in the Betfred Championship and France at international level.^[3]

Paul Marcon

Personal information
Born	(1995-07-10) 10 July 1995 (age 28) Tonneins, Lot-et-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	14 st 5 lb (91 kg)
Playing information
Position	Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2012–13 Villeneuve 2 0 0 0 0 2013– Toulouse Olympique 96 52 0 0 208 2015(loan) → Toulouse Broncos 15 7 1 0 30 2016(loan) → Toulouse Broncos 4 3 0 0 12 2017(loan) → Toulouse Broncos 13 3 16 0 44 Total 130 65 17 0 294 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2018– France 6 3 0 0 12 2019– France 9s 3 1 0 0 4
Source: ^[1]^[2] As of 29 April 2023

Background

He is a relative of former French international Serge Marcon.^[4]

Domestic career

He then began his playing career at Villeneuve before joining Toulouse as a youngster.^[5]

Marcon has spent time playing on loan for the Toulouse Broncos.^[6][7]

Toulouse Olympique

In July 2020, Toulouse announced that Marcon had signed a contract extension until the end of the 2022 season.^[8] Macron played 16 games for Toulouse Olympique in the 2022 Super League season as they were relegated back to the RFL Championship after finishing bottom of the table.^[9]

International career

Marcon has played for France at youth team level.^[10][11]

He was selected in France 9s squad for the 2019 Rugby League World Cup 9s.^[12][13]

References

1. loverugbyleague
2. itsrugby
3. "Paul Marcon, an Olympian in revelation". La Depeche. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
4. "A human story that is written day by day". Sud Ouest. 23 March 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
5. "TO: ambitions intact". La Depeche. 11 September 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
6. "TO Broncos vs. XIII Limouxin - Interview with Paul MARCON". TO13. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
7. "PAUL MARCON, AN OLYMPIAN IN REVELATION". RUGBYXIII PRESS REVIEW. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
8. "Paul Marcon signs new deal with Toulouse Olympique".
9. "Toulouse suffering "untold damage" due to relegation from Super League". www.loverugbyleague.com.
10. "Rugby: Toulouse Olympique moves to Villeneuve XIII". Toulouse Blog. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
11. "EDF U18: 36 players convened". FFR XIII. 17 April 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
12. "La liste des joueurs pour la Coupe du Monde dévoilée!" (in French). FFRXIII. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
13. "XIII de France: Romain Puso remplace Lilian Albert, forfait!" (in French). FFR XIII. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.

External links

• Toulouse Olympique profile
• France profile
• French profile
• France RL profile