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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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Opinion

Why the NRL must expand or die

The NRL must get serious about future planning if it wants to grow. A national competition is a must and two cities in particular are essential writes PAUL KENT. Blog from 1pm!

Opinion

Will Chambers (centre) of the Maroons receive assistance from the field during State of Origin Game II between the NSW Blues and Queensland Maroons, at ANZ Stadium in Sydney on Wednesday, June 21, 2017. (AAP Image/Paul Miller) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

NRL must fix back-up farce

NEXT season the amount of Origin impacted games will drop from 12 to eight. But, PAUL KENT asks, is that enough?

Blues

Why it’s not fair to blame Pearce

MITCHELL Pearce is again being blamed for the Blues woes but it isn’t all his fault writes PAUL KENT.

Opinion

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 20: Andrew Fifita walks out onto the field during a New South Wales Blues State of Origin captain's run at ANZ Stadium on June 20, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)

Fifita starts his journey to redemption

WE all remember where Andrew Fifita was not so long ago. But when he gets the ball on Wednesday night, Queensland will swarm, revealing just how far the big prop has come, writes PAUL KENT.

Opinion

SUNDAY MAIL USE ONLY - Melbourne Storm forward Tim Glasby after training, 14th September 2016. Picture: Colleen Petch.

Kent: Blues’ easy ride lasts one game

MELBOURNE Storm’s Tim Glasby is the great surprise in the Queensland Origin team — and the great threat. Live blog with PAUL KENT.

NRL

Cameron Smith of the Queensland Maroons during Game 1 of the State of Origin series at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Wednesday, May 31, 2017. (AAP Image/Dave Hunt) NO ARCHIVING

NRL can’t afford player demands

WHO wins in the NRL’s standoff with the RLPA decides the future of this game. It is a game of bluff and its impact on the league could be catastrophic, Paul Kent writes.

NRL

New South Wales State of Origin coach Laurie Daley speaks to the media after arriving at the domestic airport in Sydney, Thursday, June 1, 2017. The NSW Blues defeated the Queensland Maroons 28-4 in the opening match of the State of Origin series in Brisbane on Wednesday. (AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts) NO ARCHIVING

Why coaches couldn’t sleep after Origin I

BOTH Blues coach Laurie Daley and Maroons rival Kevin Walters spent a sleepless night after Origin I, for very different reasons, writes PAUL KENT.

NRL

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 31: Mitchell Pearce of the Blues celebrates with team mates after scoring a try during game one of the State Of Origin series between the Queensland Maroons and the New South Wales Blues at Suncorp Stadium on May 31, 2017 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)

All games must be refereed like this

PAUL KENT: The referees were superb in the State of Origin opener. The challenge is for the NRL to ensure all games are officiated in the same manner.

NRL

No more excuses! It’s time to own the result

HAVING lost 10 of the last 11 series, Blues fans are sick of the stench of defeat. There can be no more heroic failures, it’s time for NSW to meet the moment, writes Paul Kent.

Opinion

Mitchell Pearce and Robbie Farah celebrate victory in game 2 of the 2015 State of Origin series between New South Wales and Queensland at the MCG on Wednesday, June 17, 2015 in Melbourne, Australia. Picture Gregg Porteous

Farah snub shows this is Pearce’s team

PAUL KENT: The biggest winner of Robbie Farah’s Origin axing is Mitchell Pearce. Apart from a style clash, the beginning of the end for the pair can be traced back to a Blues training argument.

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