Crusaders appoint Dan Perrin as new forwards coach

Crusaders have announced that Dan Perrin has been appointed as the forwards coach for the 2023 and 2024 seasons.

Following a recent trend of Crusaders players and staff being recruited from Tasman, Perrin walks in the footsteps of former Mako and Crusaders Assistant Coach, Andrew Goodman

Perrin was promoted as co coach of Mako alongside alongside Gray Cornelius, Perrin will link up to the Crusaders squad ahead of the 2023 season.

“I got a call from Gus to say I was on the shortlist for the job and then a wee while later on a Tuesday night I got another call saying that they’d selected me to take on the role.”

“It was awesome, massive emotions it was a really proud moment for me and my family, so it was a ‘yes’ straight away, you’d be silly to say anything else.

“I want to bring my own personality to the role, put ‘Dan Perrin’s spin’ on it. I’ve done my apprenticeship under Jase and have been really lucky to learn under him, but I think it’s important to coach as Dan Perrin and through my own personality.”