 At the beginning of June 2008, Darwin moved to Tokyo, Japan, where he served as the Forwards Coach for the Japanese Top League Rugby team, the NTT Shining Arcs, a team owned by Japanese telecommunications giant NTT.Darwin was integral to the club's promotion from the 2nd Division Top East competition to Top League at the end of the 09/10 season.At the beginning of 2010, Darwin married a writer/journalist from Melbourne, Australia.