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 it that has further elevated her profile into superstardom. She is an authentic pioneer for women’s sport the world over, a total badass in the body positivity space and a media mogul in every sense of the title. It is of course the one and only Ilona Maher. The KOKO Crew with Ilona in tow discussed in depth what it was like growing up in Vermont, having success at the Olympic Games, sharing her messages of female empowerment and what is next for Ilona Maher after the 2025 Rugby World Cup. A chat that not only delves into the wins she has had on the rugby pitch, but an in depth look into the hard work and perseverance of a person that has taken the rugby world by storm and made it better.

Plus, the lads give you a full set of takeaways from round 14 of the Superb Rugby and the Wallaroos’ big win over the USA in Canberra. Moreover, we have a little gander at all the big talking points from the global rugby landscape in ‘Other Rugby News’, before locking in four more ‘Lion Tamers’ in our Aussie squad to take down those British and Irish bad boys. So, sit back and relax as we take a moment to marvel in the majesty of Ilona Maher, a person that has changed our game for good and will continue to put the Bae in Rug-Bae. It’s time for an all new episode of Kick Offs and Kick Ons.

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - Start of the show

02:27 - Introduction to the show

07:47 - KOKO Learnings

12:29 - Rugby Round Up Takeaways - Ardie Savea is on another level

16:19 - Brumbies are on top of the table

17:03 - The fall of the Waratahs

21:05 - James O’Connor should be picked in the Wallabies squad

21:58 - Mark Nawaqanitawase’s form at the Roosters

23:26 - Moana Pasifika are flying

25:19 - DRUA V FORCE

26:11 - Away games in France

29:00 - The Force’s travel woes

31:21 - Other Rugby News

34:38 - Wycliff Palu’s mad Monday story

40:00 - Ilona Maher joins KOKO

42:10 - The boys check in with Ilona Maher

43:02 - Ilona’s take on the city of Canberra

44:24 - The state of women’s rugby

45:15 - Ilona’s transition to the 15 player game

46:42 - Ilona on some pinch me moments during the tour

48:18 - Ilona’s cartoon crush

49:18 - Ilona’s podcasting advice for the KOKO Show

50:30 - Ilona’s love of cheese

52:10 - Ilona on the Dancing with the Stars experience

54:56 - The boys dance for Ilona

58:42 - Ilona on the Olympic Games

01:01:35 - What will Ilona do after the Rugby World Cup?

01:02:45 - Ilona on doing the Sports Illustrated shoots

01:04:19 - BLACK FERNS V USA PREVIEW

01:04:56 - Goodbye to Ilona and the boys trying her lipstick

01:07:24 - KOKO’s Lion Tamers

01:10:02 - The boys remember a couple of fallen rugby players

01:10:42 - Close of the show

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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 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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