PATRICK Mago has already proved he’s the person for a problem after linking up with Wigan.
Just don’t ask him to undergo repeated pre-seasons.
Mago joined the Warriors from NRL aspect South Sydney and isn’t afraid to fulfill issues head on, as he was when he was youthful.
As a youngster, he educated alongside heavyweight boxing contender Alex Leapai and as a member of Australia’s Junior Kangaroos, he went head to head – actually – with a Junior Kiwis’ haka in a well-known confrontation.
And the life classes nonetheless ring true as we speak as he will get to grips with life in Super League and understanding Wiganese.
That nonetheless doesn’t imply he favored slogging by way of weeks of coaching.
Mago, 27, mentioned: “Every day is a problem to adapt however I’ve by no means been one to duck one.
“I actually need to take myself out of my consolation zone and I knew I’d get one thing completely different from coaching with Alex.
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“You ought to take that into on a regular basis life, take your self out of your consolation zone and go and take a look at challenges.
“Alex did nice issues in boxing and his coaching was based mostly on being extra resilient. He advised me there are going to be occasions the place you’re feeling you possibly can’t hold going however should you hold going and get your head down, no-one can query your angle.
“On the haka factor, it wasn’t something disrespectful. It was extra displaying we knew they’d come out and present ardour – we wished to allow them to know we’re taking that problem to them.
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“And this yr at Wigan is analogous, that’s the rationale why I’ve come. I do know there are going to be video games when individuals will need to soar throughout us.
“But if we persist with what we will and management what we will, that’s the primary problem. We can’t do any greater than be the most effective we need to be.
“I’m a man that hates pre-season, whether or not it’s in England or Australia, they’re all the time robust!
“But I liked to see my body change over the course-of it, so that’s a positive – running up sand dunes at Formby, though, wasn’t me.”
Prop Mago is a part of a reassembled Warriors pack as new coach Matt Peet makes an attempt to get them again to the Super League summit. So far, it’s 4 wins from 4 video games.
But whereas he could also be on the opposite aspect of the world, some issues is not going to change – the phrase ‘aiga’ continues to be on his wrist. To him, household is every thing.
The 27-year-old added: “I nonetheless have aiga, Samoan for household, written on my wrist strapping as I put the issues that imply probably the most to me and have pushed me on it.
“If a game gets tough, I can just look at that and it gives me that extra drive.”
That drive could also be wanted because the Warriors spherical off their ‘tour de France’ with a go to to Catalans Dragons after squeaking previous Toulouse 29-28.
And the Perpignan aspect’s boss Steve McNamara – who welcomes again 5 gamers from damage and suspension – is aware of this will probably be an actual check of his males’s credentials.
He mentioned, after giving his gamers three days off after three journeys to England in 4 weeks: “Wigan matches are all the time tough.
“You’re always in for a tough game against Wigan. We’ve quite a few ex-Wigan players in our group too, so that always adds a little bit to it.”
