Former Scotland rugby union captain Stuart Hogg has been given a one-year neighborhood payback order after he admitted a home abuse cost in opposition to his estranged spouse.
The 32-year-old was beforehand given a five-year non-harassment order and fined £600 after breaching bail conditions.
He had admitted shouting and swearing and appearing in an abusive method in direction of his spouse Gillian.
Showing at Selkirk Sheriff Court docket, he was given a payback order – which means he’ll do supervised work in the neighborhood – and the non-harassment order was imposed once more.
Final 12 months, Hogg, who performs for Montpellier, admitted a single cost which associated to repeated abusive behaviour in direction of his now estranged spouse.
Over a five-year interval, as much as August final 12 months, he engaged in a course of conduct which triggered her worry or alarm.
The court docket beforehand heard how he commonly shouted and swore at his spouse whereas they lived in Hawick, in addition to once they lived in Exeter when Hogg performed for Exeter Chiefs.
The cost additionally concerned Hogg monitoring his spouse’s actions by means of the Discover My Telephone app after that they had cut up up in 2023, and him sending her generally a whole lot of textual content messages within the area of some hours.
The previous Glasgow Warriors fullback amassed a century of senior caps for his nation and was concerned in three British and Irish Lions excursions.
He stays one among Scotland’s all-time main strive scorers and was awarded an MBE within the 2024 New 12 months honours listing for providers to rugby union.
Hogg got here out of retirement final summer season to signal a two-year contract with Montpellier.
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, 2025-01-09 10:24:00
