PA MediaFormer Scotland rugby union captain Stuart Hogg has been given a one-year community order after admitting charges of domestic violence against his estranged wife.
Mr. A, 32, is going through divorce proceedings. He was given a non-harassment order for five years and fined £600 after breaching his bail conditions.
He admitted shouting, swearing and behaving abusively towards his wife Gillian.
Appearing at Selkirk Sheriff Court he was given a supervised community payback order and a harassment ban was also made again.
getty imagesSheriff Peter Paterson told Hogg that sentence was an alternative to imprisonment.
The refund order will be reviewed for compliance at Jedburgh Sheriff Court on March 25.
He said nothing as he left the courtroom with his parents.
Lothian and Borders treasurer Lynne Barrie said Hogg “must be held accountable for exposing his estranged wife to years of domestic abuse”.
She said the Crown Office recognized the “devastating impact of domestic abuse” and was committed to “prosecuting crime vigorously, regardless of who the perpetrator is”.
“No one should live in fear of their partner or former partner,” she added.
“The trauma experienced by victims and children who witness these crimes is significant.
“We urge anyone who has been a victim of similar crime to come forward and report it.”
Last year, Hogg, who now plays for French club Montpellier, admitted a single charge relating to repeated acts of abuse towards his now estranged wife.
Over the course of five years until last August, he behaved in ways that caused her fear or alarm.
The court previously heard how Hogg regularly screamed and swore at his wife when he played for Exeter Chiefs and how he lived in Exeter while they lived in Hawick.
He used offensive language and criticized her for being “funny.”
The court heard this often happened because she preferred to stay upstairs and look after her children rather than go out for drinks with him and his friends.
getty imagesHogg, who was described as “angry” and “controlling” during the relationship, left the victim terrified by his behavior when he had been drinking.
“I hope as soon as possible in the morning he will sober up and everything will stop,” she said.
The allegations included Hogg monitoring his wife’s movements through the Find My Phone app after they split in 2023, sometimes sending her hundreds of text messages over the course of several hours.
The court heard that Hogg is currently living abroad and is going through divorce proceedings.
After sentencing, Sergeant Jade Wardell said police would not tolerate domestic violence “of any kind”.
She added: “Had the victims not come forward and reported these incidents to us, we would not have been able to ensure Hogg faces consequences.”
The former Glasgow Warriors full-back amassed a century of senior caps for his country and featured in three British and Irish Lions tours.
He remains one of Scotland’s all-time leading scorers and was awarded an MBE in the 2024 New Year Honors List for his services to rugby union.
Hogg signed a two-year contract with Montpellier after retiring last summer.
