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 November 4.

Stuart Hogg was sentenced to supervision for a year on Thursday, avoiding a jail term after admitting he had abused his estranged wife.

Former Scotland rugby union captain Stuart Hogg has been given a one-year community payback order after he admitted abusing his estranged wife.

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

The 32-year-old was sentenced for domestic abuse offences at Selkirk Sheriff Court today, January 9, and was given a Community Payback Order and a five-year non-harassment order.

A former Scotland rugby captain has been today charged for domestic abuse offences. Stuart Hogg, who made his debut for Glasgow Warriors in 2011, was given a community payback order and a five-year non-harassment order for the offences - which took place in the Scottish Borders and Devon area of England - against his ex-partner,