Former Scotland captain Hogg admits domestic abuse of wife

Former Scotland rugby skipper Stuart Hogg has pleaded blameworthy to a home maltreatment complaint against his estranged wife.

Hogg admitted shouting and swearing and acting successful an abusive mode towards his woman Gillian erstwhile helium appeared astatine Selkirk Sheriff Court.

He besides admitted repeatedly tracking her movements and sending messages of an alarming and distressing nature.

The tribunal heard that the erstwhile Hawick and Glasgow Warriors player, who was capped 100 times for Scotland, erstwhile sent much than 200 messages successful a mates of hours. Sheriff Peter Paterson deferred condemnation until 5 December for inheritance reports.

Hogg, who presently plays for Montpellier successful France, admitted a azygous complaint which related to repeated abusive behaviour towards his present estranged wife.

Over a five-year period, up to August of this year, helium engaged successful a people of behaviour which caused her fearfulness oregon alarm.

The tribunal heard however the 32-year-old regularly shouted and swore astatine his woman portion they lived successful Hawick and Glasgow, arsenic good arsenic erstwhile they lived successful Exeter portion Hogg played for Exeter Chiefs.

At 1 constituent it caused her to person a panic onslaught – and she yet took proposal from home maltreatment services.

The complaint besides progressive Hogg monitoring his wife's movements done the Find My Phone app aft they had divided up successful 2023, and him sending her sometimes hundreds of substance messages successful the abstraction of a fewer hours.

Sentence has been deferred until 5 December, erstwhile a afloat mitigation volition beryllium provided by Hogg's ineligible team.

Sheriff Peter Paterson allowed him bail until that day to await reports, including a regularisation of liberty assessment.