Patrick Mago opens up on how Wigan Warriors "turned around" season

New Zealander prop, Patrick Mago, 29, has been astatine the bosom of club's march to the League Leaders' Shield and present they're retired to clasp Super League title

Patrick Mago insists Wigan person battled against the likelihood to clasp the League Leaders’ Shield.

The menacing prop was astatine his destructive champion arsenic they walloped Salford 64-0 to unafraid apical spot past night. The defending champions are present conscionable 80 minutes from different Old Trafford appearance. And Aucklander Mago, 29, said: “It’s a bully accomplishment for america arsenic a team.

“I’m gladsome we could travel distant with the triumph and it conscionable shows however we’ve played passim the year. We’ve had immoderate injuries, a fewer bans and to inactive travel retired connected apical is recognition to each the boys, unit and everyone down the scenes however we turned it around.”

Mago, who has already claimed the World Club Challenge and Challenge Cup this term, is simply a large assemblage favourite astatine Wigan who chant his sanction to the bushed of Status Quo’s Rockin All Over The World.

He said: “I americium loving it here. I’ve truly made Wigan my home. It’s my 3rd twelvemonth here, I've got different 2 and I’m conscionable blessed to beryllium portion of this squad and town. The fans are crazy.

"All the different boys person songs, too, and it gets you done those hard periods. It gives america existent energy. The support’s large week in, week out. It was bully to assistance the League Leaders’ Shield astatine location this clip arsenic we did it astatine Leigh past year. It was truthful overmuch much peculiar doing it present connected location soil.”