This week on The KOKO Show the boys regroup after a big ANZAC Weekend and they reflect on all the magnificent footy that was played in round 11 of the Superb Rugby, whilst also looking forward to the final five weeks of the season and predicting which team will come out on top. In a weekend where the Brumbies had a stumble, the Reds caught fire, the Savea brothers kicked ass and the Chiefs still reigned supreme, the lads had their work cut out for them, as they tried to make sense of this topsy turvy 2025 season. To round out this robust rugby recap the lads debuted a new segment called ‘The Transfer Tracker’, where the boys gave their immediate reactions and dissections to all of the big player moves both in Australian Rugby and around the world. That’s right the KOKO Crew is giving you a big old ‘RA RA’ wrap to fill up your Ozempic tainted tummies and of course, we always wash it down with a pint of our finest ice cold shit talk.

Plus, Ladies and Gents that is not all, to add some much needed credibility to this rumbling bumbling poor excuse of a podcast, the lads enlisted the help of the best number 10 in Australia. No, it isn’t Noah Lolesio, nor is it Lawson Creighton and we couldn’t make Tommy Lynagh’s monetary deal, so in reflection we got what we got. Nonetheless please welcome the hairiest handler of balls in the business, it is the one and only Mr Ben Donaldson. Moreover, Benny takes us through why the Force are fighting for every inch in 2025, what he really thinks of Carlo Tizzano and how excited he is about hopefully taking on the British and Irish Lions this year.

So sit back, relax, elevate your gout riddled feet, peel a couple of leftover choccy eggs and suck back on an ice cold Crown Lager. It is time to get fancy as f#*k and tune into an all new episode of Kick Offs and Kick Ons.

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Start of the show

03:44 - Intro to the episode

07:02 - KOKO Learnings from the weekend

13:15 - New Segment: The Transfer Tracker

18:27 - Rugby Roundup - The Savea brothers and the Moana win over the Drua

22:34 - The Reds defeating the Blues in style

28:50 - Ben Donaldson’s quick restart to Harry Potter

31:55 - Introduce Ben Donaldson

33:15 - Ben talks about the Force’s loss to the Chiefs

34:07 - The boys have an issue with TMO intervention

36:43 - The Force’s set piece struggles

28:27 - Ben talks about the Force’s off the cuff identity

39:24 - Ben talks about KB’s return

40:00 - Ben talks about why he is so hairy and his grooming habits

44:28 - Ben talks about the upcoming Lions Series

48:21 - Ben talks about Carlo Tizzano

50:07 - Bench, Start and Drop / Deserted Island

55:56 - The Boys have a look at the newest Wallaroos squad

58:11 - Crowd shoutout for help with our Locked In Lions

59:34 - Close of the show

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This week on The KOKO Show we celebrated the Easter Break with a rip snorter of an episode that really rolled the stone away and allowed the lads to sink their teeth into a wonderful weekend filled with choccy eggs and fantastic friggin footy. The boys get down and dirty hunting for all the little bits and bobs from the Women’s Super Rugby Champions Final that saw the Blues defeat the Waratahs, they got stuck into week 10 of the Superb Rugby as we head into the final couple of months and finally they fastened down the last three ‘Locked in Lions’ on our very special whiteboard.

Plus, it wouldn't be an Easter special without a guest that somewhat resembles a delicious little Lindt Ball, so we brought in Canberra’s really bad bunny and one of our favourite bucking Brumbies, Mr Billy ‘found love in a hopeless place’ Pollard. With Billy in tow we dissect how the Brumbies are bulldozing their way into finals contention, his desire to play a big part in the upcoming Lions Series and why James Slipper has become a bit of a bully in his twilight years.

So pop on your bunny ears, fluff up that cotton tail and put yourself in a compromising yet sexy position on the kitchen table. It is time to be a raunchy little rabbit this Easter, whilst enjoying the latest episode of Kick Offs and Kick Ons. You are most welcome our chummy yummy bunnies!

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Start of the show

01:24 - Intro the show

03:00 - intro the boys

04:17 - Goits surgery

05:06 - Easter chat

07:20 - Other Rugby News: Spain bidding for RWC

10:13 - Johnny Sexton in the Lions coaching staff

13:08 - RUNIT Straight competition

19:16 - Rugby Round-up - Top takeaways from week 10: James O’Connor

24:35 - The weather in NZ over the weekend

26:29 - The Super Point in Force v Hurricanes

28:17 - DRUA V WARATAHS REVIEW

35:03 - Introduce Billy Pollard

38:43 - Brumbies current form with Billy

39:15 - Billy’s try scoring form

44:50 - Billy on throwing lineouts

46:20 - The Billy Pollard story - in love

48:52 - Billy’s cartoon crush

50:35 - Billy on the Lions Series and chatting with coaches

52:06 - Billy on goal setting

57:03 - Bench, start and drop / Deserted Island question

01:00:35 - James Slipper is a bully

01:01:57 - Locked In Lions

01:06:46 - Close of the show

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This week on The KOKO Show we get our Swoopy back from his impromptu golfing trips to make the group whole again as we break down a wonderful week that was in the world of rugby. The lads came together to run a fine tooth comb through the Super Rugby W Final that saw the Tahs tackle the Reds at North Sydney Oval, to make it back to back chips in 2024 and 25. Plus, we go large on round 9 of the Superb Rugby Pacific, highlighting the Brumbies big win over the Reds, the Tahs toppling the challenging Chiefs and the Crusaders taking their rightful place back on top of the Super ladder. Moreover, the boys go full business mode as they tackle all the hard hitting topics in a saucy smattering of Other Rugby News.

However, the highlight of Episode 17 has to be our very special guest, all the way from the fortified walls of Edinburgh Castle with his new Whiskey in hand and donning a gorgeously snug pair of togs, it is Scotland’s South African chunky chappy Mr Pierre Schoeman. We discuss everything from the state of rugby north of the wall, what it was like growing up in South Africa and now proudly playing for Scotland and finally his delicious little side business he shares with teammate and friend Duhan van der Merwe.

So sit back, relax and hook up your IV drip full of Hirundine Whiskey and just let those mellow smokey notes of four flogs trying to make a rugby pod fill your gills with glee. Because it is time for episode 17 of Kick Offs and Kick Ons.

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Start of the show

02:24 - Introduce the show

05:25 - KOKO Learnings

09:57 - Other Rugby News

16:49 - Rugby Round-up - Super W Final Review

18:57 - Wallaroos chat heading into Pac-4 and RWC

20:56 - Australian Super teams heading for winning records in 2025

21:54 - REDS V BRUMBIES

23:26 - Squeak and Gits blow up

26:45 - WARATAHS V CHIEFS - BEST TRY EVER!

31:09 - Gits is sleeping with mouth tape now

32:04 - Super Rugby halfway check in

35:02 - Introduce Pierre Schoeman

38:13 - Pierre and Duhan have a Whiskey company

40:05 - Pierre shows us his swimming trunks

44:02 - How did Pierre end up in Scotland

46:11 - The style of rugby in Edinburgh

48:00 - What is it like playing the Springboks

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This week on The KOKO Show the boys are dealing with some post Hong Kong hardships and Swoop forgot to tell us that he was off to NZ to play golf. However, the remaining members of our merry band go in deep and dark to tackle the world of footy as we look at the Superb Rugby, Superb W, the Singapore Sevens and Drew has a bone to pick with the European Champions Cup in a brand new ‘What's Drewing?’.

Plus, we are joined by one of Australia's best young backrowers, a man that is making the Brumbies buck in 2025 with his ample sized Bathurst born body, please enjoy our time with Mr Tom Hooper. With Tommy in toe we discuss everything from his fine form in the Superb Rugby, his aspirations of playing in the Lions Series and all the way through to his impending exodus to Exeter. Lastly, we jot down a few more of our lucky ‘Lock in Lions’ and as the list is getting more full by the day there might have to be a small KOKO cull in the coming weeks, before the lads release their finalized squad officially.

So throw down a six-pack of dim sum to lift the energy levels and shake your hips like you are the only person having a go in Wan Chi, it is time for a heart stopping body popping episode of Kick Offs and Kick Ons.

TIMESTAMPS:

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As advertised, the KOKO Crew took on the Hong Kong Sevens for the second year in a row and some people doubted our commitment to the cause, but let the record show we came, we saw and we most certainly survived. Thanks to the Discover Hong Kong (Hong Kong Tourism Board), Cathay Pacific and Ovolo Hotels for giving the show another phenomenal experience of lifetime. This tour will most certainly go down in the KOKO history books as a rip roaring success, we went to the Hong Kong Football Club for a night of laughs with Jim Hamilton and Andy Goode, had a day of childish laughs on the rides at Ocean Park Hong Kong, enjoyed some delicious food With Virginia Chan, took in sights and sounds of the Pottinger Street Market and we soaked up all the seriously spicy rugby action from the 10s and the 7s across the week.

With the Hong Kong Sevens entering a new era at the sleek, sparkling and simply sensational Kai Tak Sports Park the balance between nostalgia and reinvention was perfectly on point. Due to the allure of the all new Hong Kong Sevens, throughout the weekend, the boys were joined by an array of rugby royalty including Bryan Habana, Alicia Quirk, Jamie Roberts and the aforementioned ‘Big Jim and Goodey’. Plus, we were allowed into the bowels of Kai Tak Stadium to see how the teams prepare in their brand new digs and we cap off the episode with a dash of debauchery, in our newest instalment of the ‘KOKO Carnage’.

This show is the perfect blend of naughty and nice, showcasing the eternal struggle of which side will come out on top. However, ladies and gentlemen the answer is simple, KOKO always finishes on top. For another year the beauty and vibrancy of Hong Kong is regrettably now in the rear vision mirror, but as we build through 2025 and navigate the British and Irish Lions as well as all the other international fixtures around the world, this little pod will always have one eye on the ‘Pearl of the Orient’.

So sit back, relax, deactivate the secret Airtags you had on your loved ones who attended the Sevens (in our case Holiday Swoop) and simply revel in the beauty that is KOKO on tour. We present Kick Offs and Kick Ons the Hong Kong Experience.

TIMECODES:

00:00 - Start of the show

01:09 - Recap of the week in Hong Kong

03:02 - Interview with Jim Hamilton and Andy Goode

26:13 - Talking about the Hong Kong 10’s and celebrity touch football

27:56 - Drew’s birthday celebrations

29:10 - Hong Kong Ocean Park

31:00 - KOKO’s basketball session

32:04 - HSBC touch footy day

33:57 - Alicia Quirk Interview

37:20 - KOKO in the South Stand

38:30 - Hong Kong Sevens Predictions and the tournament in general

41:32 - Super Rugby Round Up Segment

48:43 - Les Kiss and the unfilled Wallabies coaching job

51:05 - Super W Scores

53:06 - Bryan Habana Interview

01:07:02 - The Lions Coaching Staff

01:08:30 - Tour awards

01:09:20 - Thanks to Discover Hong Kong, Cathay Pacific, Ovolo Hotels and Virginia Chan

01:11:28 - KOKO website and socials

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This week on The KOKO Show the guys are gearing up for another round of slaying the dragon in Hong Kong. They are fired up to rock the Hong Kong Sevens to its core, having said that blind Freddy could see the air of apprehension and fear pouring off the fellas. There will be stories told, lessons learnt and fun to be had, the lads will be galvanised once again on the road to podcasting superstardom. Plus, the boys sink their teeth into round 6 of the Superb Rugby giving you all their glitzy and glamorous ‘Top Takeaways’ from the week that was in the world of ‘ra ra’.

With all four Aussie teams sitting pretty in the top six of the Super Rugby ladder spirits are high and the egos are sufficiently inflated across the panel. Moreover, the lads spend some time thanking the beautiful people of Forbes for their love and support at the Forbes Rugby Presidents Lunch, where KOKO really cranked up the energy in support for country sport and grassroots footy. Finally, the lads select some more sorry sods in their Locked In Lions to take on the Wallabies in July and August.

So crack open your fortune cookie, read the message and take a sip of your tea, as our little show goes one on one with Hong Kong and will most likely come out second best. It is time for Kick Offs and Kick ons.

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Start

05:42 - KOKO Learnings

09:48 - Forbes Thank You

10:53 - The Amazing Face!

19:45 - Rugby Round Up Segment

21:50 - Gits' Takeaway - Suplex and 'Tahs vs Brumbs

28:33 - Swoop's Takeaway - More Attacking Rugby

30:08 - Drew's Takeaway - 4 Aussie Teams On Top!

39:36 - Super W Wrap Up

41:48 - KOKO's Locos

48:33 - Other Rugby News

50:51 - We're Off to Hong Kong!

57:19 - KOKO Quiz

1:02:32 - Locked In Lions

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This week on The KOKO Show we are taking it back to the old school and dishing up only one succulent rugby meal for week 7 of the show. You guys have begged and bartered for us to take it back to the old form and we have listened. But fear not our ‘Ra Ra’ infected rugrats we have not deprived you of any awesome footy flavoured goodness. In this week's show the lads drape themselves in blue and start a second revolution to celebrate the very French finish to this year's Six Nations title, illuminating where 'Les Bleus' got it right and how the rest of the pack just fell short. Plus, our beautiful battlers are joined by a very special guest this week, he was one of the Wallabies most impactful players in 2024 and this year for the Brumbies he is stealing the show. Please welcome the rugby union renegade who is waxed from top to toe and lasered everywhere in between, he is the hairless boy wonder and friend of the show Mr Tom Wright. The lads get down and dirty with Tom Wright, talking about the Brumbies in 2025, his personal growth at the international level and why his very own brother dropped him in Fantasy Super Rugby. Finally, the KOKO Crew give you their ‘ Top 5 Takeaways’ from week five of the Superb Rugby competition, as well as honouring a brand new batch of ‘Locked In Lions’. So book in for your fortnightly mani/pedi, throw some cucumber over the windows to your soul and just let the decadent tones of four grown men talking absolute garbage cleanse your being. It is time for episode 13 of Kick Offs and Kick Ons.

TIMECODES:

00:00 - Start of the show

05:52 - What the boys learnt over the weekend

13:17 - Six Nations Summation: The French Victory - FRANCE V SCOTLAND REVIEW

16:50 - ITALY V IRELAND REVIEW

18:49 - WALES V ENGLAND REVIEW

21:57 - New Segment: Double U.P with D.O Double

25:09 - Introduce Tom Wright

28:11 - Wright on the Brumbies win over the Drua

30:59 - Brumbies season so far in 2025

33:47 - Larkham crying after the Brumbies win over the Blues

34:30 - Brumbies upcoming game against the Waratahs

37:32 - Tom Wright talks about his manscaping routine

39:56 - Tom Wright talks about the difference between league and union players

42:13 - Tom Wright talks about the upcoming international season

43:10 - Tom Wright on improving his game

44:52 - Tom Wright on Joe Schmidt and Stephen Larkham

47:47 - What makes Tom Wright quirky?

51:24 - Who would Tom Wright like to smack on the Lions Tour?

52:51 - Tom Wright on Andy Muirhead

53:32 - Why should we pick Tom Wright this week in Fantasy?

54:53 - Bench, Start and Drop - Tom Wright

56:27 - Drew talks about a spiritual experience

01:01:38 - Super Rugby: KOKO’s Top 5 Takeaways

01:13:08 - KOKO Fantasy Rugby Update

01:14:35 - KOKO’s Locked In Lions

01:17:45 - Ovolo Hotels Sponsor Read

01:20:56 - Cathay Pacific Plug

01:21:52 - Close of the Show

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For your second psychological stroking by Dr KOKO this week, we have brought in a very special guest to help break down all your emotional walls and to peer deeply in the rubble of your hearts. That is right, this week the lads are joined by the slickest speedster in Sydney, a Tah that tallies tries quicker than Swoop sucks back a slippery nipple, it is of course the Wallabies very hungry Viking Mr Max Jorgensen.

The boys opened up their shoulders and got stuck into Jorgo’s career thus far, his decision to play union over league and what it was like to crush the souls of every Englishman on the Spring Tour. Plus, the lads get their pretty little paws dirty previewing round 5 of the Super Rugby, placing their picks for the final flash of Six Nations footy and once again they lock in some more lucky Lions.

So, fear not our feeble footy fiends we are hooking you up with the good shit to keep the cravings at bay, this show is 100% pure Aussie goodness and we promise it’s cut clean. It is time now for another instalment of Kick Offs and Kick Ons.

TIMECODES:

00:00 - Start of the Show

03:41 - Introduce Max Jorgensen

05:19 - How do you pronounce Max’s name?

06:09 - Jorgo on Dan McKellar

06:44 - Lachie McCaffrey as a defensive coach

08:47 - Waratahs win over the Force

09:23 - The impact of the Rebels players on the Waratahs

10:11 - What Jorgo chose union over league?

11:53 - Jorgo’s transition into professional footy

13:23 - Jorgos try against the English

17:16 - Jogo on the British and Irish Lions

19:45 - Jorgo talks about Joseph Sua’ali’i

21:40 - Joe Schmidt’s influence on Jorgo

23:42 - New Wallabies coach to be selected in the coming weeks

24:31 - Other Rugby News

30:53 - ITALY V IRELAND PREVIEW

32:06 - WALES V ENGLAND PREVIEW

32:43 - FRANCE V SCOTLAND PREVIEW

33:40 - Super Rugby Round 5 Preview

38:08 - Super W review and preview

39:28 - Locked In Lions Segment

42:35 - Close of the show

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