The KOKO boys end the year looking back at their time at the famous Hong Kong 7s thanks to HKTB, Cathay Pacific and Ovolo Hotels. Outside of the incredible rugby the highlights for the trip included a night at Sha Tin Races, fancy dress shopping on Pottinger Street and of course a visit to The Peak.

At the stadium itself we had an incredible time in both the state-of-the-art Cathay Suite and also in the lively South Stand as well as being joined by a plethora of famous faces join the show including Dan Carter, Victor Matfield and Michael Hooper.

2025 is set to be even bigger for the event with the weekend moving to Kai Tak Sports Park for the first time and we are looking very likely to return, so you should be there too and thanks to Cathay you can get special package deals including flights, hotels and tickets from the links below:

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This week on The KOKO Show we come to your eyes and ears by way of the Central Tablelands in NSW as the fellas finish off our inaugural season of KOKO in Orange. Despite the boys being of weary body and mind, they bound their Northern Hemisphere inflicted wounds, popped a couple Nurofen plus and got back on this bucking bronco of a show to finish the year off in grassroots style. When we started this show, all we wanted to do is help the average Aussie footy fan fall back in love with rugby again, whilst giving back to the OG footy fans in our rural and regional communities. Oh Boy! Let us bloody tell you rugby union is alive and well if northwest NSW is anything to go by and we can’t thank The Saltbush Hotel, Orange and the surrounding areas enough for their support of the show in our final episode of season one.

In this week’s episode we put a pretty little Chrissy bow on what was a whirlwind debut season for Kick Offs and Kick Ons, discussing the year that was 2024 in both the contexts of our show as well as the World Rugby landscape as a whole. The lads breakdown their highs and lows of the year, who and what caught their eye on the field and what 2025 has in store for all of us. We would like to give a big thank you to our headline sponsor MYER for all of their support this year and allowing us to create a show that accurately conveys the light and shade of Australian Rugby. Plus, we would also like to show some love to all of our sponsors throughout 2024 for being vital cogs in the wheel of success that was KOKO 1.0. In a year that has seen us laugh, cry, sit on milk crates and then travel to all corners of the globe, it is you our fans that deserve the final thanks. Without your support week in and week out, we wouldn't be able to put this poor excuse of a podcast together and for that we are eternally grateful. So, for the final time in 2024 lather yourself in baby oil, put on your comfiest lounging around g-banger and let the buttery tones of KOKO take you on a journey. It is time for Kick Offs and Kick Ons.

TIMECODES

00:00 - Start of the show

01:36 - Introducing the show

03:51 - Introducing the boys

07:05 - Thanks to the Saltbush Hotel for having us

10:56 - Highlights and lowlights of the year

17:41 - Favourite guest

21:20 - Budgy Smuggler

23:40 - THE WALLABIES YEAR AND AWARDS

29:16 - Joe Schmidt’s future in Australian Rugby

33:39 - Wallabies five year plan

37:03 - The Lions tour

39:12 - SIX NATIONS PREVIEW

42:25 - THE ALL BLACKS’ YEAR IN 2024

46:23 - THE SPRINGBOKS’ YEAR IN 2024

48:52 - ARGENTINA’S YEAR IN 2024

54:44 - Match Fit brought to you by MYER

01:03:01 - Drew thanks the fans of the show

01:04:17 - What does KOKO look like in 2025?

01:07:53 - Close of the show and season 1 of KOKO

Big thanks to MYER for their support and remember you can buy everything you saw on the show from you local MYER or online - https://www.myer.com.au

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This week on The KOKO Show the lads leave their luggage-less European odyssey behind to take on the delicious yet dangerous deserts of Dubai. As we all know December signals the end of the International Test season down under, with the resurgent Wallabies going down in a tight tussle against the intoxicating Irish in Dublin. With that being said the KOKO Crew breaks down all the ins and outs of that encounter and how Aussie fans should be buoyed by what we saw in Joe Schmidt’s heartbreaking homecoming. However, as we close the book on 2024’s Test Match madness, the lads open up the sensational sevens scrapbook as we look at all the action from the Emirates Dubai Sevens. We trade in the slush and sleet of soggy Europe for the sun and sand of the UAE, to bring you a cracking show from the comfort of the Emirates Dubai Sevens Sunroom, as we celebrate the Aussie women and the Fiji men for claiming their respective titles over the weekend. Plus, the gang are joined by two of the all time greats who are now part of the HSBC red polo stable raking in that global dollar, so please get ready to enjoy the stories and world class banter from Bryan Habana and Michael Hooper.

To cap off a cracking episode we express our love and support for all the people and entities involved in putting together this KOKO Tour and of course we show our appreciation for the beautiful people at MYER with an all time mixed bag Match Fit all they from the Dubai desert. As we near the end of our inaugural season as The KOKO Show we encourage you not to worry and be happy because we promise to be back bigger and better next year. It is time now for Kick Offs and Kick Ons The Emirates Dubai Sevens Editions.

TIMECODES:

00:00 - Start of the show

01:29 - Run through of the tour so far

04:03 - Introduce the boys

06:23 - Reviewing Gits’ new ink

07:20 - Drew gets scammed

10:29 - IRELAND V WALLABIES REVIEW

18:11 - 2003 English World Cup winners in the crowd

18:45 - Super Sizzler brought to you by BeefEater

25:09 - Chat about the Emirates Dubai Sevens

28:29 - REVIEW OF THE EMIRATES DUBAI SEVENS ACTION

30:04 - Welcome Bryan Habana

31:04 - Bryan talks about the Wallabies and Australian Rugby

33:03 - Welcome Michael Hooper

34:00 - Michael Hooper on the Wallabies

38:48 - Habana wants to know who did the best ‘Fruit Bat’

41:41 - Habana and Hoops discuss their work in Dubai for HSBC

45:01 - Match Fit brought to you by MYER

48:58 - Denim Dan talking about his playing days

49:48 - KOKO Show in Orange plug

50:43 - Easy Times Brewing Co plug

51:08 - Highlights and lowlights from the trip

52:20 - Denim Dan takes his pants off

53:10 - Emirates Dubai Sevens Highlight Showreel

01:10:25 - Close of the show

Big thanks to MYER for their support and remember you can buy everything you saw on the show from you local MYER or online - https://www.myer.com.au

Cheers also to BeefEater for coming back on board with KOKO, please check out their websites to see their great selection of BBQ's, rangehoods and fridges.

AUSTRALIA - https://www.appliancesonline.com.au/brand/beefeater

EUROPE - https://beefeaterbbqeurope.co.uk/pages/contact-us

Finally a massive thanks to our new beer sponsor, Easy Times Brewing Co. Check them out on their socials @easytimes.beerco and their website https://easytimes.beer/

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