A graduate of the Australian Institute of Sport scholarship program [citation needed], he played 28 times for the Wallabies, Australia's national team, from 2001 to 2003.
During this time, Darwin played games against the British and Irish Lions and was part of the Wallabies' 2003 Rugby World Cup team.
It was during the Wallabies' World Cup semi-final win against the All Blacks that Darwin sustained a neck injury that forced him to retire from rugby.
[5] In 2007, Darwin was selected to be a part of the commentary team covering the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France for the Australian television network, Channel 10.
[10][11] Ben began Gain Line Analytics in 2013 and works with leading sporting clubs, national teams and corporate clients.