{"id":778482,"date":"2026-09-22T03:34:15","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T03:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/778482\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T03:34:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T03:34:15","slug":"wigan-warriors-sign-overseas-star-to-new-deal-as-exit-rumours-quashed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/778482\/","title":{"rendered":"Wigan Warriors sign overseas star to new deal as exit rumours quashed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"2400\" height=\"1629\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ES020959-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment- size- wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Wigan Warriors have put an end to any doubt over if forward Patrick Mago was actually homesick with the Super League confirming a new deal for their overseas star.<\/p>\n<p>A report from down under had suggested that the 2026 Super League ever-present was \u2018homesick\u2019 and could be slated for a return to the NRL, despite having options on his contract to stay.<\/p>\n<p>Wigan have seemingly activated those options with a new deal confirmed that locks Mago into a new deal with the Warriors until the end of the 2028 season, with the club holding an option for the 2029 season as well.<\/p>\n<p>After joining ahead of the 2022 season, it means if Mago sees out the full length of the contract, including the club option, he would have spent eight seasons in cherry and white.<\/p>\n<p>Since joining back in 2022, Mago has played 150 appearances for the club with a remarkable 146 coming off the bench. All <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seriousaboutrl.com\/every-2026-super-league-ever-present-player-as-leigh-leopards-lead-the-way-despite-early-injury-woes-118558\/#google_vignette\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">27 of his 2026 Super League appearances have come off the bench<\/a>, with Mago often proving to be a gamechanger with his impactful stints.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s for those reasons that the club have signed him to a new deal, with head coach Matt Peet telling the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wiganwarriors.com\/news\/2026\/september\/21\/patrick-mago-signs-new-contract\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> club website<\/a>: \u201cPatrick has become a really important member of our group. His contribution on the field is there for everyone to see. He brings power, skill and physicality, and I think we\u2019ve continued to see him develop as a player during his time at Wigan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Patrick Mago talks on his new Wigan Warriors\u2019 contract<\/p>\n<p>Mago, 31, also spoke on his new deal, stating: \u201cWigan has become my second home and I\u2019ve really enjoyed my time here. The group of lads that we\u2019ve got here and the coaching staff are class and I\u2019m loving every moment.<\/p>\n<p>    Most Read on Serious About Rugby League<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a really easy decision for me, I\u2019ve got my family here and Wigan is all we know, really, and we have made a lot of friends here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Paying tribute to the club\u2019s fans, he added: \u201cI can\u2019t thank the Wigan fans enough, so thank you for your support. I am really happy to be staying and I can\u2019t wait to see what we can achieve together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u270d\ufe0f Wigan Warriors are pleased to announce that forward Patrick Mago has agreed a contract extension with the Club. Read More \ud83d\uddde\ufe0f\u2b07\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/WWRL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">#WWRL<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/w7mIuauJpL\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/w7mIuauJpL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Wigan Warriors \ud83c\udf52\u26aa\ufe0f (@WiganWarriorsRL) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WiganWarriorsRL\/status\/2102082949202002375?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">September 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790048055_422_srl-logo.png\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wigan Warriors have put an end to any doubt over if forward Patrick Mago was actually homesick with&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":778483,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5903,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-778482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-rugby","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/778482","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=778482"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/778482\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/778483"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=778482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=778482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=778482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}