
Darren Shand: 20 Years Inside the All Blacks' Golden Era
From Between Two Beers Podcast
Published 5/24/2026

From Between Two Beers Podcast
Published 5/24/2026
For 20 years, Darren Shand was the most powerful person in All Blacks rugby that nobody knew about.As Team Manager across four Rugby World Cups - including the back-to-back title wins of 2011 and 2015 - Shand sat above the coaches, managed the operation, and helped build the cultural architecture…