Stuart Hogg’s wife speaks out after ex-Scottish rugby captain admits domestic abuse | UK News

Stuart Hogg’s estranged spouse has mentioned “it is time to begin my subsequent chapter” after the previous Scottish rugby captain admitted abusing her.

Gillian Hogg thanked supporters in a Fb submit after her husband, 32, pleaded responsible to a single cost of home abuse over 5 years between 2019 and 2024 on Monday.

Mrs Hogg mentioned she had been “utterly overwhelmed” and the “abundance of help and love has swamped me in essentially the most constructive method”.

Selkirk Sheriff Courtroom heard Hogg, who made 100 appearances for his nation, berated his spouse for “not being enjoyable” after occurring ingesting binges along with his colleagues.

Mrs Hogg was mentioned to have suffered a panic assault after he despatched “in extra of 200 textual content messages in a couple of hours regardless of having been requested to depart her alone”.

Prosecutor Drew Lengthy mentioned the couple argued about the place they’d dwell and Mrs Hogg was “scared” of her husband when he turned offended and would “want it was morning so he would sober up”.

The court docket additionally heard Hogg, who now performs for French membership Montpellier, used an app to trace his spouse and “questioned her whereabouts” whereas she was dropping the youngsters off.

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Hogg and his spouse have 4 youngsters collectively and are within the means of getting a divorce.

Mrs Hogg mentioned she had thought “lengthy and onerous” about posting on Fb, including: “However there’s nothing extra necessary that should come from this than a thanks.

“Thanks to each single one that has reached out to me in methods of affection, kindness and help – who’ve textual content, messaged, referred to as, visited, despatched flowers.

“Who’ve gave me a hello, a smile, a hug and even only a look to point out they care.

“My family and friends have picked me up and carried me by means of this all and I will be grateful endlessly for all of them.

“I’ve been utterly overwhelmed this week particularly. The abundance of help and love has swamped me in essentially the most constructive method. Thanks.”

Hogg, who made his Scotland debut in 2012 and unexpectedly introduced his instant retirement from worldwide rugby in July final 12 months, is because of be sentenced subsequent month.

His lawyer Angela Grey KC instructed the court docket the incidents in isolation “would have been unlikely to achieve the edge required for a prosecution within the legal courts” however that he accepted that they had “fallen quick of what’s anticipated of a husband”.