Patrick Mago

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Patty Mago
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Personal information
Full namePatrick Mago
Born (1994-12-04) 4 December 1994 (age 29)
Otara, Auckland, New Zealand
Height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight113 kg (17 st 11 lb)
Playing information
Position Prop
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2017 North Qld Cowboys 20000
2018–19 Brisbane Broncos 120000
2020–21 South Sydney 230000
2022– Wigan Warriors 7160024
Total10860024
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2018 Queensland Residents 10000
Source: [1] [2]
As of 8 January 2024

Patrick Mago (born 4 December 1994) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Wigan Warriors in Super League.

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He previously played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, North Queensland Cowboys, and the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League.

Background

Mago was born in Otara, New Zealand, and is of Samoan descent and moved to Australia at a young age. He grew up in Logan City, Queensland and attended Marsden State High School.

He played his junior football for the Souths Logan Magpies before signing with the Canberra Raiders. [3] [4]

Playing career

Early career

In 2012, Mago moved to Canberra and played for Canberra SG Ball Cup side. In 2013, he moved up to their NYC side. At the end of that season he represented the Junior Kangaroos, scoring twice in the side's 38-26 win over the Junior Kiwis. [5]

In 2014, Mago captained the Raiders' NYC side and was chosen to represent the Queensland under-20 and Junior Kangaroos sides. [6] [7]

Mago playing for the Mounties in 2015 Patrick Mago.jpg
Mago playing for the Mounties in 2015

In 2015, Mago moved into Canberra's NRL squad, but spent the season playing for their feeder club, Mounties, in the New South Wales Cup. [8] After being released at the end of the season, Mago spent the 2016 pre-season with North Queensland on a train and trial contract and eventually earned a two-year NRL contract with the club. He spent the season playing for the North Queensland feeder club, the Mackay Cutters in the Queensland Cup. [9] [10]

2017

After starting the season with the Northern Pride, Mago made his first grade debut for North Queensland in their Round 23 game against Penrith. [11] In October, he signed with the Cowboys' Queensland rivals, the Brisbane Broncos. [12]

2018

Mago made 12 appearances for Brisbane in the 2018 NRL season including the club's elimination final loss against St. George at Suncorp Stadium. [13]

2019 & 2020

After making no appearances in the 2019 NRL season for Brisbane, Mago joined South Sydney and made 12 appearances for the club in the 2020 NRL season. [14]

2021

Mago playing for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in 2021 PATRICK MAGO.jpg
Mago playing for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in 2021

On 15 July 2021, it was reported that he had signed for Wigan in the Super League on a three-year deal for the 2022 season. [15]

2022 & 2023

On 28 May 2022, Mago played for Wigan in their Challenge Cup final victory over Huddersfield. Mago made 31 appearances for Wigan throughout the 2022 Super League season including the clubs upset semi-final loss against Leeds. On 14 October 2023, Mago played in Wigan's 2023 Super League Grand Final victory over the Catalans Dragons. [16]

2024

On 24 February, Mago played in Wigan's 2024 World Club Challenge final victory over Penrith. [17] On 8 June, Mago played in Wigan's 2024 Challenge Cup final victory over Warrington from the interchange bench. [18] On 6 September, Mago played just 14 minutes in Wigan's victory over Hull KR and won man of the match having been credited with turning the game's momentum and ultimately seeing success for Wigan in a decisive game for the League Leaders Shield. [19]

Honours

Wigan Warriors

Statistics

NRL / Super League

SeasonTeamMatchesTGGK %F/GPts
2017 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys 200—00
2018 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos 1200—00
2020 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs 12
202111
2022 Wigancolours.svg Wigan Warriors 3114
2023272
2024312
Career totals9960—020

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References

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  6. ↑ "Queensland name Under-20s Origin team". Nrl.com. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  7. ↑ Tuxworth, Jon (24 October 2014). "Canberra Raiders teenager Patrick Mago playing for family". Canberratimes.com.au. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
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