2 hours ago Stuart Hogg was a world class Scottish rugby player who now has to relocate his moral compass | Robert Kitson

The former national rugby union captain has been spared jail for the domestic abuse of his estranged wife, Gill, after courts painted a grim picture of his off-pitch behaviourScotland has not always been blessed with rugby players of genuine world class but prime-time Stuart Hogg was a rare exception. At the height of his powers he was the Six Nations Player of the Year in successive seasons in 2016 and 2017, mixing acceleration and attacking intent with a just-try-and-stop-me attitude that set him apart from the average workaday pro.The talented lad from Hawick was a big fish in a series of smallish pools – the Borders, Scottish rugby, Exeter – and grew accustomed to being hailed as king of his local oval-ball castle. While, behind closed doors, not being entirely the man his many fans thought him to be. Continue reading...

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7 hours ago Former Scotland rugby union captain Stuart Hogg sentenced after admitting domestic abuse

Hogg given community payback order with supervisionSentence for 32-year-old is an ‘alternative to custody’The former Scotland rugby union captain Stuart Hogg will be supervised for a year as an alternative to jail after he admitted abusing his estranged wife over the course of five years.He pleaded guilty to a single charge of domestic abuse of his ex-partner, Gillian Hogg, when he appeared at Selkirk Sheriff Court on 4 November. He admitted shouting and swearing, tracking her movements and sending her messages which were alarming and distressing in nature. Continue reading...

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8 hours ago Rugby star Stuart Hogg given payback order and supervision for domestic abuse

The 32-year-old admitted domestic abuse against his estranged wife over the course of five years.

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8 hours ago Stuart Hogg: Ex Scotland captain's sentence revealed after admitting to abusing estranged wife

A sentence for domestic abuse charges has been ruled on for former Scotland captain Stuart Hogg

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8 hours ago Former Scotland captain Stuart Hogg sentenced after abusing wife for five years

Former Scotland rugby union captain Stuart Hogg has been sentenced after pleading guilty to a charge of domestic abuse, having previously been handed a non-harassment order and fined after breaching bail

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8 hours ago Former Scotland rugby union captain Stuart Hogg avoids jail after abusing ex

Montpellier player made MBE in New Year Honours list previously pleaded guilty to domestic abuse of ex-partner Gillian Hogg, including shouting and swearing, tracking her movements and sending her messages that were alarming and distressing in nature

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