Best James Rochford Podcasts (2025)

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KOKO Says Farewell, So Long and See You Next Time to 2025 1:00:19

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As Andrea Bocelli once said “it’s time to say goodbye” to 2025 and gear up for a very merry silly season filled with rosé, prawns and a little touch of gout. This year for the KOKO show has been an absolute belter, we opened a new stadium in Hong Kong, we welcomed the British and Irish Lions down under and we delivered 48 rib tickling episodes to t…

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The KOKO Show and Ben Donaldson Pair Up to Unpack the Walllabies’ Fall From Grace 1:04:48

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This week on The KOKO Show we are joined in studio by a follically fabulous fly-half, he is a bronzed bombshell from Bondi who should probably be on tour with the Wallabies right now, but what the hell do we know! It is of course the one and only Mr Ben Donaldson. With Benny Boy riding shotgun the lads get candid with their concerns, as they dissec…

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KOKO Dissects the State of Wallabies After Italy Kicked Them in the Burratas 54:38

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This week on The KOKO Show the lads were a little down in the dumps and we decided that we wouldn't subject a special guest to our somber footy fuelled pizza-less pity party. Thus, we went for a no guest nonsense episode in the hope that with each other's support, love and no mention of Italian cuisine, we might start to make some sense of the Azur…

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Ugo Monye Has a Ball on KOKO After England’s Big Win Over the Wallabies 55:32

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This week on The KOKO Show the lads are left to pick up the pieces after watching the Wallabies get put to the sword by a clinical English side over the Weekend. As Australians, there are a few things in life that can completely ruin your day: an increase in petrol prices, a shit coffee, tall poppies and losing to England in absolutely anything. So…

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KOKO Says Sayonara to Japan and Previews the Titanic Tussle against England 56:46

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This week on the KOKO show we bring it back to our roots, delivering to you a no guest nonsense pod that is packed full of smack talk, poking fun at each other's insecurities and butt load of code. To start off the lads unpack the Wallabies’ close call in Tokyo, as Eddie’s Brave Blossoms put up one hell of a fight to try and claim their first ever …

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James Slipper Gives KOKO 151 Reasons as to Why He is the Man! 52:20

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This week on the KOKO Show we recorded a little earlier to ensure we had time to say bon voyage to Drew and Gits before they turned left on QF 1 for a week of “work” / debauchery in the City of Love, Paris. However, before these two departed on their baguette beating adventure, we were joined by the third most capped rugby player of all time, a man…

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Wallaby Tane Edmed Joins KOKO to Celebrate the Show Reaching 100K Subscribers 53:55

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his week on The KOKO Show we celebrate our first landmark achievement as a wannabe podcast. In what has been a topsy turvy 22 months, we are now part of the illustrious 100K club and it is all thanks to you the fans that we are fortunate enough to roll this shit out each week and call it a job. So, thank you and please keep supporting us on this jo…

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Nic White Retires for One Final Time on The KOKO Show…We Think! 1:03:47

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KOKO is Back to Talk TRC Round 5 and it Feels so Damn (Tom) Wright 1:01:05

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This week on the KOKO Show we are back bigger, better and more bodacious after a much needed week off. The lads have rested their weary bodies and sharpened their footy minds in order to tackle this week's double dose of RC magic and to celebrate Mr Giteau's 43rd Birthday in style. On the show we went cover to cover on the Wallabies’ narrow loss to…

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The KOKO Show Minus Sicky Swoop Penalises The RC for Being too Tangy and too Tight 1:06:44

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This week on The KOKO Show we unshackled our chains, cut the bow lines loose and unloaded the dead weight, that is right Swoop is sick and there isn't a bloody guest within cooee of our glorious studio. Our thoughts and prayers were dispensed to a sick little boy on the couch called Swoop, whether it is the spring time sniffles, his hayfever rampin…

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Will Skelton Gives KOKO a Big Bled Scoop! Plus, Two of the Best Wallaroos Join us from England 1:10:50

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This week on the KOKO Show we are joined by three whopping guests, that is right we are bringing you a smorgasbord of footy talent that can only be found on a podcast hosted by three Wallabies has-beens and one footy wannabe. With the RC completing its third lap around the sun the boys are joined by everyone's favourite moustachioed mountain big Wi…

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KOKO Previews Round 3 of ‘The RC’ and Wallaroo Michaela Leonard joins us from York! 1:15:56

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This week on the KOKO Show the lads get down and dirty with their ‘ra ra’ previews this week, as they wine, dine and come off the pine for the upcoming third round of The ‘RC’. With all four nations sitting on one win each, this year’s ‘RC’ is as tight as a mouse’s waistcoat and it is anyone's for the taking. Thus, to summarize the upcoming weekend…

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Castrogiovanni and Lori Cramer Join KOKO to Chat World Cup Wins and a Topsy Turvy TRC 1:19:18

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This week on the KOKO Show we deliver you some serious double trouble in the guest department, as we are joined by Italian Centurion Martin Castrogiovanni live in the studio and all the way from Manchester the Wallaroos swiss army knife Lori Cramer gets up early to talk some shop. The big, bold and extremely beautiful Castrogiovanni shakes off the …

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The Wallabies Break a 62 Year Drought and KOKO lets Shimmy Hear all About It! 1:05:25

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This week on The KOKO Show we have two very special guests that top and tail this groundbreaking episode. To start off, the lads are joined by one of the most prominent voices in South African rugby, a man that has played 9 tests for the Springboks and from all reports he does his best work at altitude, it is of course Mr Hanyani ‘Shimmy’ Shimange.…

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Matt Burke Brings an Air of Excellence to a Hall of Fame KOKO Show 1:08:05

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This week on The KOKO Show the lads are joined by the newest inductee into the World Rugby Hall of Fame, a man that has played over 80 games for the Wallabies, has won a Lions Series and has lifted ‘Bill’ above his beautifully sculpted head. He is one the best Aussies to ever do it, so please welcome Mr 172…Matt Burke. With the Lions Tour well and …

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The KOKO Crew Wrap Up the Lions Series by Celebrating a Wallabies Win 51:04

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This week on The KOKO Show the lad’s souls are bent but most certainly not broken. After eight weeks of touring alongside the Lions, KOKO has returned home to bind their wounds and rebuild for what is going to be an exciting Rugby Championship. Thanks to our dear friends at Guinness we break down Test Match three in our ‘Perfect Pour’ segment and t…

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George Gregan Stops by to Lift KOKO’s Spirits after the MCG Madness 1:14:36

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This week on the KOKO Show the lads try and pick up the pieces after experiencing what was an emotional weekend for Aussie rugby fans in Melbourne. If you have been living under a rock, the Wallabies were pipped at the post on Saturday by a resurgent Lions team that claimed a big series win 2-0 at the MCG. Despite being heartbroken and frustrated w…

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KOKO Match Review: Lions Clinch the Series in an Epic Finish at the MCG 12:57

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Direct to you from Melbourne the KOKO Crew breakdown all the action from MCG, merely moments after Lions have clinched the 2025 series. The lads discuss their raw emotions after the Wallabies were dramatically pipped at the post in truly heartbreaking fashion. The fellas have a little look at moments from the game that saw the British and Irish Lio…

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The KOKO Show goes Full Throttle with a Brisbane Test Review, Whilst also Looking Forward to Test Two in Melbourne 1:04:32

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This week on the KOKO Show the lads use the warmth of mateship and connection to repair their wounds sustained in Bris-Vegas, we mend, we grow and we do it all again in Melbourne. As you all know, 52,500 screaming fans took to Brisbane last week in the hope that their side would take the choccys in the first match of the Test Series. The KOKO crew …

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KOKO MATCH REVIEW: The Lions Roar to a Series Lead after Beating the Wallabies in Brisbane 10:23

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Direct to you from Caxton Street in Brisbane the KOKO Crew breakdown all the action from Suncorp Stadium, merely moments after Lions clinched a 1-0 lead in the 2025 series. The lads discuss where the Lions excelled throughout the 80 minutes and where the Wallabies need to improve in Melbourne for game 2. The fellas have a little look at moments fro…

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Jamie Roberts and Allana Ferguson Help KOKO Prepare for the First Test 1:11:15

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This week on the KOKO Show we come to you from the glorious confines of the MJ Bale flagship store in Martin Place, Sydney. The lads are dressed to impress with some silky threads that lift the spirits and allow the human form to podcast like they have never podcasted before, all thanks to MJ Bale. We have arrived ladies and gentlemen, the first Te…

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Bernard Foley Stops By to Talk the Wallabies Winning and Lions being Tested 1:05:36

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This week on The KOKO Show we are joined in the studio by great mate of the pod, Japanese rugby’s hunkiest half and Wallabies legend, Mr Bernard “The IceMan' Foley. The Nard Dog along with the KOKO Crew go really deep on the Wallabies’ last gasp win over the Flying Fijians in Newcastle, as well as breaking down the Lions’ hard fought victory over t…

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The Lions are Here and the KOKO Crew are Getting Excited as Test Match Time Rolls Around 1:13:44

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This week on the KOKO Show we thought to ourselves it is time for a little trip back to ‘No Guest Nonsense Land’, the second happiest place on earth, a place where the boys who sit on the couch week in and week out can truly shine and are at full liberty to derail this podcast if they see fit. Thanks to our fantastic headline sponsor Guinness we ar…

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Sekope Kepu Packs in Tight with KOKO as the Lions Arrive in Perth 1:09:23

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This week on The KOKO Show the sirens have sounded and from all reports the enemy is well and truly at the gates. That is right the British and Irish Lions have arrived on our shores after getting their pantaloons and long socks ripped up by the pouncing ‘Win Pumas’ in Dublin. Thanks to our new headline sponsor Guinness, we are bringing people toge…

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The Oracle Wayne Smith joins KOKO and We Can Smell The Lions Coming 1:16:53

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This week on The KOKO Show the lads serve up a big old bowl of rugby flavoured frosted flakes, regaling tales of the tape from the South to the North and everywhere in between. To help us on this journey as the enemy creeps ever closer to our shores, we are pleased to unveil our new major sponsor for The Lions Tour, it is the one and only, delightf…

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Joe Rokocoko Comes on Board and Totally ‘Rocks-KOKO’ to its Core 1:14:00

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This week on The KOKO Show the band is back together to celebrate the fun, frivolity and fineries that finals footy has to offer. We tackle all the action of the Super Rugby Qualifying Finals, whilst also looking forward to the seismically sensational Semi-Finals this coming weekend. Plus, we get a little naughty up North for all the footy loving l…

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Joe Schmidt, Tate McDermott and Fraser McReight Make KOKO Majestic Again! 1:21:34

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This week on The KOKO Show we have a very special episode for you. It is jam packed with all your ‘Ra Ra’ remedies and footy fixes, to ensure you, our faithful fans are up to date and completely informed for your next pint at the pub. In episode 24 the lads have gone above and beyond in the guest department landing three big names to dance with you…

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All Hail The King! Carlos Spencer Holds Court over his KOKO Constituents 1:08:19

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This week on The KOKO Show we have pulled together an absolute humdinger of an episode for y’all, it has the perfect balance of flair, footy and funnies that will get the blood pumping to all your important places. To help us on that quest we enlisted the services of some Rugby Royalty, that is correct we have the Kiwi rig that every man and his do…

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Ilona Maher Shows KOKO that She is More than Just the Biggest Name in Rugby 1:11:11

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This week on The KOKO Show we have landed the biggest name in World Rugby. She has represented the USA at over 30 international Sevens Tournaments, won an Olympic medal and now she is doing her thing in the 15’s game in preparation for this year’s Rugby World Cup. Although her feats on the footy field are something to marvel at, it is her work off …

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Mack Hansen and Sione Tuipulotu Stop by KOKO to Celebrate their Lions Selection 1:05:20

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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 wate…

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Sione Tuipulotu is the Centre of Attention as KOKO Finalise their Locked in Lions 1:16:55

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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 boy…

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Ben Donaldson is a Perfect Ten, Adding a Little Credibility and Heaps of Hair to the KOKO Show 1:00:33

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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, th…

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Billy Pollard Hunts for Easter Advice on KOKO whilst Super Rugby Twists and Turns Yet Again 1:08:05

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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 Champion…

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Pierre Schoeman Packs in Tight with KOKO as we Dive Into a Wonderful Week of Footy 1:08:29

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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 20…

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Tom Hooper Turns KOKO Country and the Boys Wrestle with a ‘What’s Drewing?’ 1:04:42

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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 Europ…

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KOKO Delivers Another Hong Kong Sevens Spectacular with Habana, Quirk, Big Jim and Andy Goode 1:12:15

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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 experie…

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KOKO Goes No Guest Nonsense as the Boys Prepare Mentally for the Hong Kong Sevens 1:07:29

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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 galvanise…

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Tom Wright Carves Up KOKO and the French are Crowned Champions of Europe 1:19:02

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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 wee…

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Max Jorgensen Passionately Pillages our Podcast with his Fast Feet and Viking Spirit 45:37

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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, …

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Super Rugby is Flying in 2025 and the Six Nations is Coming Down to the Wire 1:00:18

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This week on The KOKO Show we put all our shit aside and moved footy to the fore, breaking down all the round 4 action from both the Superb Rugby and Six Nations. The lads can't resist hooping and hollering at the hot throbbing product that is Super Rugby Pacific 2025, as they discuss a week of footy that was packed full of upstarts, uprisings and …

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Carlo Tizzano Steals the Show on KOKO with his Neurodivergent Joie De Vivre 50:55

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The second episode you lucky bastards get to sink your teeth into this week will go down in KOKO show history as a ‘Hall Of Fame’ show on every possible level. We are joined by Rugby Australia’s little engine that can and will, a back rower that tackles like he has rabies and banters beyond his years. Please enjoy the ‘Pest from the West’, the head…

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KOKO goes LOCO for Super Rugby and Carlo Tizzano Stirs up some Beef with Curry. 1:00:28

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In this week’s first spoonful of The KOKO Show you all get treated to a tasty charcuterie board of fine footy yummies. This week the lads decided to do the ‘Superb Rugby Roundup’ a little differently, instead of winding their way through every game one by one, they decided to tackle another cracking week of domestic footy by illuminating their ‘Top…

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KOKO Locks in some Lions, sets up Super Rugby Round 3 and Dominates a Dear Drew 34:03

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For our second succulent slice of KOKO this week the lads get chiefed up about round 3 of the Superb Rugby Season as they lay out all their tips and tricks for the upcoming games, whilst unpacking who they believe is warming into season 2025 nicely. We know what you are thinking up north, these one eyed southerners wouldn’t know what good rugby was…

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Finn Russell Breaks Down the Loss to England and Chats all Things The Lions Tour 1:13:10

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This week on The KOKO Show our first instalment is jam packed wall to wall with the game they play in heaven as we break down all the action from across the Six Nations and Super Rugby. With so much ‘ra ra’ to rummage through we thought it would be sensible to enlist a very special guest to make sense of it all. Our guest this week is such a big de…

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Big Willy Skelton Casts a Looming Shadow over Tiny Little KOKO 41:38

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In this week's second instalment of what to listen to when you have no will to live, sorry I mean The KOKO Show, we are joined by an extra large special guest. This man is known as the Seven Hills Hulk, the ‘Steifel Tower’ and the ‘bestie Westie’ to ever play footy. So please put your hands together for a man that has captained the Wallabies, playe…

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Super Rugby Starts with a Big Old Bang in Round 1 and KOKO is Left to Tidy Up 58:32

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For the first installment this week of The KOKO Show we are making round one of the Super Rugby season the first order of business, as the lads crunch the numbers and survey the action from a spine tingling slate of initial matches. In a week where 45 tries were awarded, 317 points were scored and every match finished within a 1-12 margin, it would…

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A Succulent Super Rugby Season Preview is Front and Centre on The KOKO Show 40:20

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For your second trip up to the all you can eat KOKO buffet of happiness and rugby filled banter, we are giving you a healthy lashing of Super Rugby excitement, a side salad of ‘What’s Drewin’ and little sweet treat to finish as we name our first round of ‘Locked in Lions’. With the ‘Superb’ Rugby season merely hours away from kicking off the lads r…

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Joe Schmidt’s Looming Exit is Tackled by KOKO, Rd 2 of the Six Nations and the Power of Life Lessons 54:23

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This week on The KOKO Show our Tuesday fix gets seriously down and dirty with the world of ‘Ra Ra’ as the lads get open and honest about all the action across week two of the Six Nations, as well as pulling apart all the big news within Australian Rugby. To kick off the first episode of the week the boys went introspective outlining lessons they le…

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Mack Hansen the prodigal returns for another crack at KOKO. 35:11

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For your second serving of this always tasty shit sandwich the KOKO Crew have brought back a prodigal son and fan favourite to get season 2 off to a humming start. This Guinness gulping Galway Geezer is there when we need him just to release the pressure valve that builds up when you are podcasting royalty, so please welcome back the KOKO Show’s mo…

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The KOKO Show is Back and Six Nations Rugby is on the Menu! 1:00:32

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Finally, Kick Offs and Kick Ons is back on the airwaves in 2025 and in the first episode of season two the lads do not disappoint in bringing the heat. After an off-season full of self reflection, realignment and rejuvenation the KOKO Crew are returning with a pep in their step, a new outlook on life and absolutely no sponsors to speak of. In 2025 …