Montpellier player made MBE in New Year Honours list previously pleaded guilty to domestic abuse of ex-partner Gillian Hogg

Former Scotland rugby union captain Stuart Hogg was sentenced to supervision for a year on Thursday, avoiding a jail term after admitting he had abused his estranged wife over the course of five years.

Former Scotland rugby union captain Stuart Hogg has been sentenced to a community payback order after he admitted abusing his estranged wife over the course of five years.

Former Scotland rugby union captain Stuart Hogg has been handed a community payback order after he admitted abusing his estranged wife across five years. | ITV News Border

The ex-Scotland international previously pleaded guilty to a single charge of domestic abuse of his ex-partner, Gillian Hogg when he appeared at Selkirk Sheriff Court on November 4.

Former Scotland rugby union captain Stuart Hogg has been given a one-year community payback order after he admitted a domestic abuse charge against his estranged wife. The 32-year-old was previously given a five-year non-harassment order and fined £600 after breaching bail conditions.

Former Scotland rugby union captain Stuart Hogg, 32, has been sentenced to a community payback order with one year of supervision and a five-year non-harassment order at Selkirk Sheriff Court after he admitted abusing his estranged wife over the course of five years.

FORMER SCOTLAND RUGBY 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,

Stuart Hogg admitted shouting and swearing, tracking her movements and sending her messages which were alarming and distressing in nature.