Former Scotland skipper Stuart Hogg has been fined £600 and given a five-year non-harassment order for breaching his bail conditions.
Hogg appeared at Jedburgh Sheriff Court today (Thursday) for sentencing after admitting a single charge of domestic abuse against his estranged wife Gillian Hogg last month. Sentencing on those charges has now been postponed to January 9.
At Selkirk Sheriff Court on November 4, the 32-year-old admitted shouting and swearing, tracking Mrs Hogg’s movements and sending her warning and distressing messages.
The court also heard that Hogg berated his ex-partner of five years for being ‘no fun’ after drinking with colleagues and sent her more than 200 text messages over several hours despite her requests to do so. To get me to leave her alone, she had a panic attack.
In February, Hogg was detained and ordered bail after police were warned about ‘yelling and swearing’. Hogg admitted breaching his bail conditions by repeatedly contacting Mrs Hogg in June this year.
Prosecutor Drew Long told the court last November that Mrs Hogg’s family ‘noticed a change in her’ after she and her husband moved to Exeter in 2019. Four years later they had moved to Hawick, Scotland, when Mr Hogg downloaded an app to track Mrs Hogg’s mobile phone. . The Scot lives abroad and is currently processing divorce proceedings.
Hogg spent almost a decade with Glasgow Warriors, amassing over 100 professional appearances before starting four years with Exeter Chiefs in 2019.
The Melrose-born rugby professional also boasts 100 caps for Scotland and spent several years as national team captain. He currently lives at French club Montpellier.
Angela Gray KC, representing Hogg, told the court last month that each case “would not have reached the threshold required to be prosecuted in a criminal court” but acknowledged they “fell short of the standard expected”. husband”.
She added: “Mr Hogg acknowledges that, within the legal framework, his conduct was criminal in nature.” The court also heard that Hogg’s actions were “never intended to be abusive”.
