This week on The KOKO Show we have an absolutely smashing episode for you all. The lads are joined by the two Aussie British and Irish Lions Tourees, Mr Mack ‘Daddy’ Hansen and Mr Sione ‘The Scot’ Tuipulotu. We broke down with the boys, what it felt like to join this illustrious club, where they were when they got the news and which Australian watering holes they will be attending alongside their band of bad losers. Plus, we analysed and dissected the complete 2025 British and Irish Lions Squad with a fine tooth comb, as we tried to poke holes in their approach, highlight their weaknesses and work out how the Wallabies will win the series 3-0.

Moreover, with all this hubbub about a certain red army approaching our shores, it would be easy to lose sight of all the cracking footy action happening right here in Australia and New Zealand. That is right, fear not our soggy and sodden Southern Hemisphere heroes, this week we give you all the major takeaways from round 13 of the Superb Rugby, the highs and lows of the Wallaroos’ Pac 4 campaign and a smattering of juicy rugby news from around the world.

Finally, the KOKO Crew are back to work hitting the whiteboards and breathing in the sweet nectar of alcohol based cleaning products in the hope of constructing an Aussie squad akin to the ‘Locked in Lions’, that we are calling ‘The Lion Tamers’. The fellas will be picking four Australian players each week to join the noble ranks of ‘The Lion Tamers’, with the sole ambition of crushing these pompous touring tea tossers. So, sit back, relax and steep your brew with the highly dysfunctional KOKO Crew. It is time for episode 21 of Kick Offs and Kick Ons.

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Start of the show

01:29 - Gits explains why he is in London

02:45 - Intro to the show

06:01 - KOKO Learnings around Mothers Day

09:22 - The KOKO boys discuss the Lions squad

13:57 - Sione Tuipulotu is back to talk about his Lions selection

14:41 - Sione talks about the moment his name was called out

20:51 - Sione talks about meeting the squad the squad for the first time

22:32 - Sione v Bundee Aki at training

23:11 - Sione on Mack Hansen

24:16 - Sione talks about the media attention about being and Aussie Lion

27:26 - Mack Hansen arrives on the KOKO Show

28:58 - Mack talks about when he found out the exciting Lions news

31:33 - Mack’s celebrations after the news

32:33 - Mack addresses the rumors his injury had him out of the tour

34:38 - Mack talks about what excites him about going on tour

35:34 - Mack talks about KOKO making him Tour Captain

37:04 - Mack talks about his days touring with the Brumbies

38:37 - Mack will be single on tour with Drew

41:13 - Farewell to Mack

41:46 - The KOKO boys select their first four Lion Tamers

43:47 - The Rugby Round Up Segment - The boys talk about Taniela’s form

48:17 - Joseph Suaalii injury and the Reds’ performance

49:44 - DRUA V BLUES REVIEW

51:07 - Brumbies and Reds are both peaking at the right time

52:16 - Western Force 20th Anniversary Celebrations

55:11 - The injuries in Australian Rugby

57:44 - WALLAROOS V BLACK FERNS REVIEW

01:02:45 - Gits’ chat with Jamie Roberts

01:04:57 - Close of the show

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This week on The KOKO Show the lads were plagued with a serious case of Les Kiss fever, but they didn't seem to be that phased by this particular ailment, as they delivered a wall to wall recap of the week that was in World Rugby. Firstly, the boys addressed the new appointment of Les Kiss as the next Wallabies coach, a decision that buoyed the boys and got them all a little hot under the saddle blanket for the future of Australian Rugby.

To help the fellas through the ups and downs of Les Kiss fever, we enlisted a very special guest to add some much needed star power to our very pedestrian weekly production. That is right, this week we are joined by the Frankston firecracker, Melbourne’s man of marble and now Glasgow’s benevolent bulldozer. So, please welcome Scotland’s captain and Australia’s one that got away, Mr Sione Tuipulotu. Sione and the lads chewed the fat about all things footy, from what it was like leaving Australia for Scotland, his recovery from a peck injury and what it would feel like to be given the honour to play for the British and Irish Lions.

Finally, the crew give you their tangy yet tasteful takeaways from the week of rugby, touching on week 12 of the Superb season, the Wallaroos’ big win over Fiji and all the action from the European Champions Cup Semi-Finals. Lastly, to put a big fat bow on what has been a constant segment for the show all year, the lads finally cement their lucky 37 as we finalise our squad of Locked In Lions. So knock back a couple of downers, put on your compression socks and talk shit to your flight attendant, this metal bird is taking to the skies and boy it is going to be a bumpy fucking ride. It is time for an all new Kick Offs and Kick Ons.

TIMECODES:

00:00 - Start of the show

01:23 - The boys talk about Les Kiss getting the Wallabies job

07:31 - The boys talking about their first kisses

11:35 - Prof’s poem

12:58 - Introduce Sione Tuipulotu

15:13 - Sione talks about his injury recovery

19:06 - Sione talks about his return to rugby

20:51 - Sione wants to fold Rob Leota on the Lions Tour

21:38 - Sione talks about playing rugby in Melbourne as a kid

22:53 - Sione’s decision to move to Scotland

29:28 - Sione’s take on how many Scots will be in the Lions squad

31:38 - Sione’s culture shock moving to Scotland

33:54 - Sione talks about potentially playing for the Lions as an Australian

37:43 - who is the lippiest of the Wallabies

38:43 - Bench, start and drop

40:37 - Locked in Lions final selections

50:27 - The KOKO takeaways from the week of footy: KB’s return for the Force

53:13 - DRUA V REDS REVIEW

54:37 - BRUMBIES V WARATAHS REVIEW

58:40 - Ardies Savea and his current form

01:00:03 - WALLAROOS V FIJIANA REVIEW

01:01:33 - European Champions Cup Scores

01:06:49 - DEAR DREW: Swoop’s Eulogy

01:15:43 - Close of the show

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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.

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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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