About this episode

The episode features an interview with Matt Philip discussing rugby and the plight of a Japanese monkey named Punch.

This week on the KOKO Show we got down and dirty with the buff, broad and beautiful captain of the NSW Waratahs Mr Matt Philip. With Matt riding comfortably in our side-car of craziness, the lads chat about the Tahs hot start to 2026, his return home to skipper his childhood team and lastly we play a little game of TRUE of FALSE the Matt Philip edition. Plus, the boys get hot and bothered about round two of the Superb Rugby, talking all things oval ball in the Pacific, as well as, a little trip up North to chat Six Nations footy, focussing heavily on French flare and English despair.  Furthermore, Drew this week has been enamoured about the plight of the Japanese monkey Punch and his hardships he has faced after being disowned and bullied in captivity. Thus, we have launched a new segment where the boys illuminate something in their lives that they just can’t let go of, all whilst holding ‘Hope’ the orangutan of comfort. Lastly but certainly not the least, we are back with a couple of juicy segments to round out the ep, Swoop adds a few more items to his Temu cupboard and the lads play a little game called ‘Guess that Salad’. So sit back, relax and think about how shit…

People in this episode

Host: Drew

Guest: Matt Philip

Topics covered

• rugby
• interview
• animal welfare
• sports commentary
• comedy

Keywords

• Matt Philip
• NSW Waratahs
• Superb Rugby
• Six Nations
• Punch the Monkey
• animal welfare
• rugby commentary
• comedy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NSW Waratahs

Places: Pacific, North, England

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