Mack Hansen and Sione Tuipulotu Stop by KOKO to Celebrate their Lions Selection
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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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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