Former Scotland rugby union captain Stuart Hogg has avoided jail after abusing his estranged wife over the course of five years.Hogg – who plays for French club Montpellier and was made an MBE for services to the sport in last year’s New Year Honours list – previously pleaded guilty to a single charge of domestic abuse of his ex-partner,

Former Scotland rugby captain Stuart Hogg has been sentenced to a community payback order after admitting to abusing his estranged wife over a five-year period.

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.

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,

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,