Ben Donaldson is a Perfect Ten, Adding a Little Credibility and Heaps of Hair to the KOKO Show
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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Kick Offs and Kick Ons
A rugby show like no other, where the only thing bigger than the names are the laughs and good times.
In an unfiltered chinwag with host and comedian, James 'The Professor Rochford, Adam Ashley-Cooper, Matt Giteau and Drew Mitchell share incredible stories from their global careers and offer their take on rugby's latest happenings. Every week we'll be diving into what’s been going on across ‘the game they play in heaven’ amongst other on and off-field fun.
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