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Paul Kent is a Senior Writer for the Telegraph, CODE Sports and the co-host of NRL360 on Fox League. He specialises in covering NRL but has also covered multiple Olympic Games, soccer World Cups, Rugby World Cups, tennis Grand Slams and golf majors. For two years he was News Corps’ European correspondent in the London Bureau.

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Kent: Flat earth fools denying concussion reality

Rugby league was told of dangers that concussions represent to player forty years ago – it’s time we started to listen writes Paul Kent.

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 16: Ryan Papenhuyzen of the Storm is seen on the ground after being knocked out during the round 10 NRL match between the Melbourne Storm and the St George Illawarra Dragons at Suncorp Stadium, on May 16, 2021, in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)

Kent: Reaction shows just how much game has lost its way

To argue that high tackles are simply a part of the game and to be tolerated, as most former players, many current players and a few coaches have, is a great disservice to rugby league.

OpinionNRL

Kent: The blurred line between right and wrong

There used to be a natural order of things, a clear line between right and wrong but that’s gone these days writes Paul Kent.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 26: Adam Reynolds of the Rabbitohs is seen during the round three NRL match between the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Sydney Roosters at Stadium Australia on March 26, 2021, in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Reynolds: ‘I want Bunnies record before I go’

Adam Reynolds has just four months left at South Sydney, and the Broncos-bound playmaker is keen to take an impressive club record with him when he leaves.

Opinion

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 17: Adam Reynolds of the Rabbitohs celebrates after scoring a 2 point field goal during the round six NRL match between the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Wests Tigers at Stadium Australia, on April 17, 2021, in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Brett Hemmings/Getty Images)

Kent: Sharks lack greatest asset a club can possess

The battle for Adam Reynolds has shown how important it is for a club to have someone who can get a deal done, writes Paul Kent.

Opinion

2021 NRL Round 08 - Canberra Raiders v South Sydney Rabbitohs, GIO Stadium, 2021-04-29. Ricky Stuart. Digital image by Robb Cox � NRL Photos

Kent: Sticky mess is through no fault of his own

The Raiders are in crisis and the coach is under attack. But look a little deeper into the unrest and it becomes obvious that Ricky Stuart isn’t the problem, writes Paul Kent.

Opinion

Kent: The false reality that poisoned Hayne’s world

Jarryd Hayne’s group of enablers, yes-men and hero worshippers can blame themselves for playing a small part in why the former NRL star is where he is today, writes Paul Kent.

Opinion

NEWCASTLE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 01: Knights players look dejected during the round eight NRL match between the Newcastle Knights and the Sydney Roosters at McDonald Jones Stadium, on May 01, 2021, in Newcastle, Australia. (Photo by Ashley Feder/Getty Images)

Kent: The ‘science’ turning NRL beasts into cats

Sports science might turn NRL players into fine physical specimens but mentally it can leave a soft spot that creates a problem for some teams, writes Paul Kent.

OpinionNRL

Potential Samoa coaching team of Andrew Johns, Sonny Bill Williams and Matthew Johns.

Kent: Can coaching super team save Samoa mess?

It could be the biggest coup in international rugby league since Jason Taumalolo defected to Tonga, but the super team save a national side crippled by internal politics?

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Kent: Can rugby league heartland handle expansion?

Before we worry about the alleged inequities of any NRL conference system let’s ask where will the talent come from to fill two teams writes Paul Kent.

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