Reflections on Leadership in Australian Rugby

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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