KOKO Match Review: The stylish and silky Springboks break the Wallabies hearts out West.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.พ. 2025
- The embattled Wallabies went down swinging once again at the hands of the big bad Boks in weather more fitting for a day at ‘Wet n Wild World’ rather than a footy match. The KOKO Crew are back once again like a pack of hungry news reporters with absolutely no journalistic integrity to give you all their spicy takes and tasty touch points from Saturday's game. Although, we can't promise 100% accurate information, we can deliver unwavering charisma and unapologetic Aussie bias. So if you are stuck in a Wallaby induced mine shaft of depression, climb back out and soak up some Aussie spirit, swim with a whale shark and chug some of Margaret River’s finest. Just remember it is always darkest before the Wallabies ‘Schmidt it in’ again. It’s time for another dose of the ‘KOKO Match Review’.
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You guys were really funny! As a SAFFA, we need the Wallabies strong. and hope things get better. 🇦🇺🏉🤝🇿🇦🏉
I used to hate the Wallebies probably because they were so good, but this time i really hope they come good again. Southern hemisphere rugby needs that
Same here. AB fan, but found myself pulling for Oz pretty hard there.
.. I don't mind if they wallow alil. They always use the Aussie netball/football quidditch- sorry Aussie Rules- is more popular
@@Mountain_Lake_Adventures "Aussie netball/football quidditch" 🤣🤣🤣
As a South African, I too wish the Wallabies will come good soon, Goodness knows I hated when you guys outplayed us.. but you folk are Aussies and you always succeed when you put your mind to something, God knows you have the talent…😃😃
Be blessed God is Good and His mercy endures forever…❤️❤️❤️
I'm afraid union in Australia is slowly dying, the AFL, and rugby league have taken over the sporting landscape in tv ratings= huge broadcast rights, big crowds, and massive sponsorship deals,unlike union which has largely disappeared from the Australian sporting public consciousness, and most Australians couldn't name or recognise any wallabies players currently playing...
Have enjoyed watching this podcast since just before the World Cup when it was TGTGTR! Love the bants - always entertaining. I apologise however as I am a Saffa living in Perthfontein but promise I support Aussies alongside SA in almost everything except rugby. There can be only 1 there. And I was 100% behind Dricus today who did the job! Hope you got some brekkie! Thanks for a quality show.
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Here after the DDP fight. Great weekend for the South Africans. Hopefully the Wallabies can show more positive against the Argy’s.
As a South African, I too wish the Wallabies will come good soon, Goodness knows I hated when you guys outplayed us.. but you folk are Aussies and you always succeed when you put your mind to something, God knows you have the talent…😃😃
Be blessed God is Good and His mercy endures forever…❤️❤️❤️
I like what Habana said. Let the backs scrum each other if you “ lose “ your props.
The awkward moment where I stand behind a guy at the UFC in a line at the toilet and I ask him if he is Matt Giteau and he say yes he is.😂😂
We love South Africa, we love the Boks
Habs, a battler
😂😂😂 You got me there AAC
Was at the match was soaked. Think we improved though. Look forward to see NZ v SA matches.
Back the boys, back the coach, stick to the medium and long term goals… slow progress is still progress. The Wallabies will get there… time will tell.
Does not matter Where or When these men smash it!!!
Love the KoKo show 😎✌️🤙🏾
Was just listening to the Keo podcast from a week ago about their picks for the best Rugby Championship historically … and the Aussie names they rattled off were incredible, from Latham and Walker, Joe Roff, Larkham, Gregan, Finnegan, Smith, Pocock, even Stephen Moore … the sad reality is that Aus rugby simply doesn’t have players that would make a B-Team back in the day, and is going to have a hard time over the next few years rekindling both the talent pool and the respect back into the game here, the Wallabies simply don’t strike any fear into any team these days, most of the top 12 would fancy a crack at them.
England fan - lots of videos of the 2013 Lions tests popping up now in light of 2025, and the whole period 2010-2015. The Wallabies had Genia, Pocock (off and on), Gits and Drew (when back from Toulon), Swoop, O’Connor, Hodge.. the list goes on. It’s chalk and cheese to now. There may be more ‘athletes’ now, but I don’t see the communication, rugby IQ, patterns and incisive plays and solid D that typified that backline. Kicking was always stellar too. The amount of metres made on the edges by the Boks was damning.
The current crop are young, yes, but they just.. I don’t know, look like schoolboys.. particularly compared to even when these guys made their debuts.
Two quick things to really sort out - set piece (which has been okay at times) and physical mindset in D and while into contact (that can generally be stoked quickly). Every carry has to be ferocious against, the Boks particularly. And somebody, somewhere, needs to step and lead that backline.
On the money, sadly. We looked like we were giving 70% compared with the Bok 110%. You are right in particular about these younger crop. Green as but hopefully we are just testing some 2nd and 3rd stringers.
Great review and great laugh. Thanks guys
The Wallabies are definitely getting better. Not good enough to challenge the Boks but definitely getting better.
Wallabies get back to your former glory! Wallabies are famous worldwide. I remember buying Rugby 08 at GameStop in the US and picking Australia in order to win when my friend would pick Habana and South Africa.
They need to fix many things. First is get rugby more accessible in youth and schools besides the private ones. They need to stop letting their best players go overseas and differentiate themselves from the other codes.
Looking forward to seeing the Wallabies back in good form again! You have all the ingredients...its just a matter of time 😊 Love from South Africa 🇿🇦
Also dont think the Boks covered themselves in glory in this game, but they got the job done! (Especially in the torrential rain) 😂
Look, we need the Wallabies to be strong. The coach is on the right track, give him the space to do his thing. Please keep your toxic media off the team. That said, I think the score line is flattering, the Bokke left lots of points on the field. Also, some seriously lucky calls from the ref. No Arms Koribeti is a case in point, the head contact on Moerat another. Good show, thank you.
Australia should continue with Break Dancing, they so good at it😂😂😂😅
More of these reviews please..🇿🇦
Great show guys… love the content, style, banter… keep it going.
Going back West 😅
Swoop is an absolute legend 🤣🤣
Watching the two games over and over, one thing is evident. The boks are tougher, smarter and much better, most importantly, their passion for the jersey, mateship and self belief is unrivalled. The rain saved Australia at least 20 points. Loath it or love it, the bomb squad is unbelievable, their is no team that has such brute strength forwards in such numbers.
I would love to see Australia back as a force, but I do have a question. So nobody in the world expected Schmidt to pull a hair out of a hat against the Boks. But what would the KPI for him be? How would one look back at the year and decide whether this was a decent first year or not?
Beat wales tour in Aus.
Be competitive against SA and NZ.
Beat Argentina.
Win in the end of year tours.
Thats just results. Main KPIs will be around building experience, confidence and stability. Getting guys locked into their positions.
"Perthoria" I like it😂😂
Great bants! Keep it up! Swoop looked thirsty. Hope he got well hydrated!
Poor Bookies weekend in SA
Boks. Dricus double. Ouch.
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Rain was the great equilizer in this game. The only way the Wallabies gained any sort of parity in the game
Cool podcast - the lads are laid back - I dislike serious stuff😎; truth be told u folks are legends of the game . . Pls hv a Sterling Motlock as a guest, my fav wallaby of all time - cheers from 🇿🇦
Mortlock was a guest pre world cup
do you reckon slippers injury leading to uncontested scrums was a help or a hindrance for the wallabies in terms of the south african pack could organise defensively with 3 extra front rowers available not tired out by scrummaging
so lukcy to have uncontested scrums otherwise it would have been a real slaughter
@@marlinman0179 there is that possibility but the scrum seemed stable enough before that with both teams seeming to hold their own more often than not
We used to call Drew Mitchell the white Habana back at school 😂
This was good, had a good laugh with them! (As a Saffa) 😅
Might not have the best rugby team, but they do have the best rugby podcast/show. Love the banter from you guys! Fingers crossed the Wallabies get better so I can start hating them again. This feeling sorry emotion have have for them just ain’t it!
I’m new here. I looooooove the intro 😭 so much.
Great banter guys.
You could go uncontested scrums, stick a couple of forwards in the back and backs in the forwards and give Kolbe one on ones with a flat footed forward. It would rain tries.
Love these chaps.
"Back to the Los Pumas"... 😂😂😂
The world needs a strong Aussie team. Lets hope this rebuild works.
Maybe OZ should go for uncontested line out
Love Aussie humour 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
As a saffa I enjoy the Aussie humour. Even when you are down. Sorry about Adesanya.
Poor Swoopy, the man is in pain. If it hurts this bad the Wallabies will be back soon.
Love yyou bois!! with love JHB
I think Rassie would be happy with the 1st 65. The conditions were atrocious and the Boks Dropped 2 tries in that 1st half. I guess its all about the game time for the newbies
How was it watching your boy Adesanya going night night 💤💤
Can't blame the weather both sides were playing in it ! My take you can't win without the ball, kicking possession away when attacking especially when playing such a talented opposition. Rugby Championship starts in September reckon Wallabies will struggle against Argentina but then again I hope I am wrong😢
Don’t worry, just believe in your coaches and systems and work hard. We where ranked 7th and lost to Japan and Italy before Rassie not that long ago, with most of the same players playing now still
All the okes love chirping habana 😂😂😂😂
Knew you boys had a big night 😂 Quite a late post compared to last week
Is Samu Kerevi injured ? Having him in the middle would honestly have given Wallabies some dog in the middle field .
18:40 sorry boys 🇿🇦😂
That was a C team. Players not on tour or injured include: Faf, Kitshoff, De Jager, RG, Mostert, Kleyn, Wiese, Roos, Esterhuizen, Moodie, Willemse.
A few more progidy players in Jorenzo Julies and Cameron Hanekom to be filtered in over the next few years.
C Team would be better description since many of those players are 3rd of 4th in the que for positions.
If the Wallabies lack size, why not look for speed, fitness and someone who can kick from anywhere.
Bring RayGun into the wallaby bomb squad
Remember Rassie is now Dr. Rassie
Holiday Swoop is 😂😂😂😂
That's only the south Africans in South Africa... Reckon it's closer to 75-80% when you count the south Africans in Australia watching 🎉
Always feared the Aussie flair. 3 tries blown by the boks and no scrumming. This was not a step forward, improvement wise for Australia, in fact this performance must herald structural and player changes. As a lover of rugby this was taylor made for Matt Williams under 12 school boy rugby. 3 &1/2 years to go. God help u
Rugby Union is done in Australia. 165 Aussies plying their trade in Europe, Japan and US. No money and no casual Aussie audience. 510 full time contracts in the NRL and 700+ in the AFL where the money dwarves the 144 Aussie Super Rugby contracts. The talent is there for 5 strong teams. Maybe even 7 but the money and fan support is non existent. The beautiful game I love going down the drain here in Australia..
The generation that produces giteau, mitch larkham and co. Was the last awsome wallabies team. I remember
1:22 the wallabies pack was heavier! When are people gonna stop repeating this false narrative?
Correct, we are the lighter pack most of the time
IMHO Australian teams lack physicality. They should recruit some of those Perthtoria blokes into their teams. Scotland have been emulating the SA style.
As a Bok supporter I must say that I was impressed with the Wallabies performance - for the first 65 mins they were in it and it already shows a big improvement in 1 week. Let us not forget that Aussie Rugby is recovering from a state of flux and the real questions that need to be asked - is how on earth did it get there in the first place. The only word for the so-called leaders is RA is incompetant - now the Aussie rugby public, Rugby Australia and Corporate Australia need to get behind them to make sure they get back to their winning form. And can we please stop harping on about the Kiwi coaches. If RA must hire an Eskimo to return them to their winning ways - then hire an eskimo - in other words Do whatever it takes!!!
Australia will come back. They even had the heavier pack.
"improvement" ... 9 points in first half, 3 in second 🙄
As a South African Bryan Habana was a very good rugby player but please do not get him to commentate again.
As a human, I agree
He's actually atrocious in broadcasting in general but they always give him gigs
As a south African you can also switch to different commentators on your feed... You can also mute your TV and switch on the radio
😂Jealous 😂leave BH11 doesn't matter he can't be worst than SBW .😂l
😂😂 fair!
After hiring multiple non-rugby CEO's (Raelene Castle, Bill Pulver) then going on a witch hunt against their own players (Israel Folau) for their religious beliefs/ free speech, I can't say I have a lot of Sympathy to the downward spiral of the code in Australia.
Throw in the completely arbitrary nature of refereeing that decides who wins games more than the players themselves do.
Whole thing has become a joke 🤡
The kids played scrum and when the adults came on the field the kids said they had head aces and couldn't play anymore. Stick to break dancing
Marika with no arms again.
Sad to see the Aussies at this level. Hopefully they will turn it around by time Lions tour comes around. The great Aussie players of the past must be suffering.
Angus bell went off bcos it was too hot
former players can’t even take 10 mins to chat passionately about their team and the result. Goes to show. AAC seems like he couldn't care less.
Not happy Jan...took too many shots at goal imo...go for touch, try and score
No, Mather, what, the spring Boks, are,no1, brilliant,go,boke, Paul, from, Elsie's,sent, me the, jersey
The wallabies are becoming the whipping boys of world rugby, and seeing so many expat south Africans at the match last night, proves the Australian sporting public are becoming disillusioned and apathetic with the quality of play the wallabies are dishing up!!
Most Australians wouldn't know the wallabies players or there names,showing union in Australia is becoming irrelevant in the Australian sporting landscape, and l notice most tv channels didn't even comment on the match last night, and that tells me the sport is dying a slow death in Australia!!
It would of had plenty of air play if they had won , they just live in denial when they lose
Exactly … so why tf do we have a lined up Lions tour and WC in Australia… the crowds don’t care for union
@TrevorLeslie-b1m lots of AFL and NRL matches on the same night in the eastern states which got all tv coverage in the morning news broadcasts, but nothing on the wallabies match against SA...
maybe if you are using the alphabet The c side Think of the injured RG, Kitsoff, Mostert, DeJager etc etc
You are lucky 2 tries knock on wet ball.
Habana was on GBRA not here 😂😂 Quality pod that was. Maybe bring him on here for the KOKO show
Perthtoria is acceptable
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Wtf is wrong with Gits?
Sounded like Terry Hill!😅
Boks just too good, weather didn’t help either team but far too many mistakes from the wallabies. Did they win a single own lineout?! Like if you can’t even do the basics what do you expect.
I really hope the aussies actually get back on track, cos it really looks like a long road and also just shows how bad wales are right now 😂🤣
Love the show boys! Boks should have put 40/50 points on the Aussie. Boks were terrible at finishing, butchered 3 obvious tries. Lots to think about for the Aussies - rugby union not looking so good and talent going to rules
Stick to kangaroo breakdancing
My opinion
All Blacks- Skills
Springboks- Power
Wallabies- Intelligence
Wallabies need to play with basics and need a fetcher
Arg = passion.
Aussies should stick to break dancing and skateboarding
Guys one try in two games in Australia … enough said…!!! We weren’t even close….!!!
Playing the All Blacks will be a different kettle of fish, and the boks mustn't think it will be a walkover. there is the All Black DNA in there some where and it can surprise you anytime.
We've always respected the ABs unlike the NZ people who have a national breakdown when they don't play well.✌🇿🇦