This week on The KOKO Show we take you on a necessary journey of self-discovery and spiritual enlightenment. We are joined this week by a man that consistently played footy at the highest level and then after retirement decided to live at an even higher one. He has played 52 caps for the Springboks and he was the ‘legend face’ of Toulon Rugby, a man that draws you in with his warmth and unwavering energy, it is of course the father of flow and the patron of ‘pura vida’, Mr Joe van Niekerk. In this week’s episode the KOKO Crew get taken in a slightly different direction, we delve into the trials and tribulations of life after footy and what it means to find your ‘self’ post retirement. With all that being said we still found time to dish you up a “succulent Chinese meal” of TRC content as we break down the Wallabies second defeat at the hands of the Green Machine in Perthfotein. Plus, we have a little gander at how the All Blacks took Los Pumas to the Garden of Eden and showed them how the big boys play. On top of all this yummy podtent, MYER is back in the fold presenting you with another deliciously fashionable instalment of ‘Match Fit’ and our dear friends at MANSCAPED AU allowed swoop to go hammer and tong at Biv’s bits. So find your flow, open up your mind's eye and let this white light podcasting excellence fill your every orifice. This week we are aligning your chakras, whilst derailing everything else. It’s time for Kick Offs and Kick Ons. TIMECODES - 1 min 10 seconds 00:00 - Start of the show 01:56 - Boks Office collab recap 02:41 - Introducing the boys 05:00 - Weekend recaps 08:39 - Live Show plug 10:20 - Defender and IHG plugs 13:15 - Wallabies v Springboks review 20:04 - ‘KOKO Match Review’ plug 21:27 - ‘Match Fit’ brought to you by MYER 27:19 - Introducing Joe van Niekerk 30:24 - Joe getting inducted into the Toulon Hall of Fame 31:27 - Joe talking about becoming a dad 34:56 - Joe talking about the current Springboks 35:47 - The boys talk about playing with Joe in Toulon 38:05 - Joe talking about what it was like playing with Drew and Gits. 39:56 - Joe on finding his identity after rugby 45:37 - Joe talking about the difference between old Joe and new Joe 47:57 - The boys talking about how finishing footy is a challenge 51:59 - Gits wants to know which cartoon character Joe is attracted to 53:07 - The boys discuss their favourite rugby memories. 58:03 - Start one, bench one and drop one 59:19 - Joe’s advice to young rugby players coming through 01:01:30 - Joe’s current mindfulness workshops 01:07:15 - Is Aussie rugby using past players to help the current team? 01:11:09 - Saying goodbye to Joe van Niekerk 01:13:26 - Spring Tour expression of interest 01:14:40 - All Blacks v Argentina review 01:19:26 - Manscaped sponsorship segment ‘Back Burning by Biv’ 01:25:35 - The KOKO Quiz - one question only 01:27:13 - 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 BUY YOUR KOKO MERCHANDISE RIGHT NOW - www.kickoffsandkickons.com Make sure you follow us on all socials: INSTA: @kickoffskickons TWITTER/X: @kickoffskickons YOUTUBE: @kickoffsandkickons TIKTOK: @kickoffskickons If you do want to talk about sponsorship or anything business related then please do get in touch with us [email protected]. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.