Stuart Hogg discovers sentence for abusing estranged wife and calling her ‘no fun’ | Rugby | Sport
Stuart Hogg has been sentenced to a community payback order after pleading gulity to abusing his estranged wife over a period of five years.
The former Scotland captain admitted a single charge of domestic abuse in November and was sentenced at Selkirk Sheriff Court on Thursday morning.
He received a community payback order, which also came with one year of supervision and a five-year non-harassment order against his estranged wife.
Hogg, who currently plays for Montpellier, admitted to abusing his wife at locations including Exeter, Hawick and Beasden between 2019 and 2024.
The 32-year-old admitted to shouting and swearing, tracking her movements and sending her messages which were alarming and distressing in nature.
He has already been banned from approaching or contacting his wife for five years after he admitted breaching bail conditions by repeatedly contacting her in June, when she received 28 texts from him in one night.
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