Steamers finally unleash Perrin

Familiarity normally breeds contempt. In Dan Perrin's case, it just means he's got nothing to fear.
The chunky Steamers hooker certainly isn't intimidated by the All Black-laden Canterbury pack rolling out against his team in Christchurch tonight.
Canterbury's front-row alone - Owen Franks, Corey Flynn and Wyatt Crockett - have 30 test caps between them.
Perrin almost bristles when it's suggested tonight's match is a daunting assignment for the Steamers.
"I don't think there's anything daunting about their team," Perrin said. "I respect what they've achieved in the past but I'm not intimidated about going down and facing them. We've got a pretty good pack ourselves and some exciting backs and if we're on top of our game, they should be the ones fearing us."
They're not the usual words of a bloke making his debut for Bay of Plenty but Perrin has form to back up his bravado.
The 27-year-old played 33 matches for Tasman before shifting north this season, while he made his Crusaders debut last year and has since played 12 matches.
He grew up in Christchurch - he was in the same Aranui first XV as Ben Franks - and played age-group rugby with several others in the current Canterbury team.
If knowledge is power, Perrin will therefore be one of the best-equipped in the Bay team to deal with the technical prowess of the Canterbury scrum.
"We're going to have to be on our game and we'll have to match them with aggression. That aggression is a huge factor - we've talked about the winning of the game starting up front. There's a bit of pressure on there which is good but then again I know what makes them tick and how to get under their skin."
That it's taken six rounds to unveil Bay's two front-row signings - prop Tristan Moran makes his debut tonight off the bench - has been the source of some frustration for Perrin, as well as a fair amount of ribbing.
It comes at the perfect time, with incumbent hooker John Pareanga nursing a sore knee suffered against North Harbour, although scans cleared him of serious damage.
That means Simon Chisholm continues in his valiant backup role, while Perrin will have to make an immediate adjustment to match-fitness.
"It's been testing times but I'm stoked to be getting out there finally. I was doing scrums and tackling last week and maybe could have sat on the bench for the Harbour game but they decided to wait for the ultimate test this week."
Perrin's presence adds to the Canterbury flavour in the Steamers, with second-five Phil Burleigh, centre Brett Mather and lock Culum Retallick also coming through the system.
They'll need to impress upon their teammates the intricacies of cold-weather rugby, with a southerly front hitting Christchurch today.