- Coca-Cola sends Brian To’o a special delivery
- To’o drinks six Coke Zeros before every match
Panthers winger and four-time NRL Premiership winner Brian To’o has been given a huge dose of Coke Zero after the soft drinks company found out about his extraordinary and very unhealthy pre-match habit.
While most NRL stars take their diet very seriously to stay in top shape, To’o is known for his love of junk food and soft drinks.
Before the 2024 decider, the Penrith flyer sat down to eat a large bowl of chips with aioli, two breakfast burgers and a whopping six Coke Zeros.
However, the man himself does not see what the problem is.
“People always get weirded out by my breakfast,” he said News Corp.
“They think there’s something wrong with me, but it’s all good.”
The Coca-Cola Company sent Brian To’o a special delivery of his favorite soft drink
Penrith winger admits people are going ‘crazy’ over his diet, leaving his teammates baffled
On Monday, The Coca-Cola Company sent To’o 24 cases of soda as an early Christmas gift.
“Thank you @cocacolaau for forwarding my breakfast parcel,” the Penrith star posted alongside a photo of himself and his son at the delivery.
Panthers forward Liam Martin said he would ‘die in five minutes’ if he ate the same meal before a match, and his other teammates previously joked he had the ‘worst diet in the NRL’.
“I don’t know how he’s a professional athlete,” Martin added.
“If he’s ever worried that we’re on a trip where there won’t be any Coca-Cola Zeros, he’ll bring his own.”
Halfback Nathan Cleary is also stunned by the fact that his mate can still perform at an incredibly high level despite what he puts into his body.
“His diet is the most unique I have ever seen for a rugby league player,” Cleary said.
“I’ve never seen anyone eat four cans of Coke and ten hash browns for breakfast on game day.
Nathan Cleary politely described To’o’s food intake as “unique”, while Panthers five-eighth Jarome Luai said he has the “worst diet in NRL history”.
‘He’s succeeding and he’s still a beast on the pitch, so back him up.’
To’o’s teammate Jarome Luai once put forward the theory that the winger’s unusual diet was a secret to his success.
“He’s a bit of a different breed and has come back from injury a few times, pretty bad ones too,” Luai said.
‘It’s probably what he eats. It’s the worst diet in NRL history, but it’s working for him. Chicken and cheese…full stop. That’s all I can give away.’
To’o was one of the team’s standouts in their run of four consecutive Grand Final wins and is sure to be one of their stars in the 2025 season.