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

Kick Offs and Kick Ons

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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