Hogg Loses MBE After Domestic Abuse Conviction

0:00On March 6, Stuart Hogg, the former Scotland rugby star, who earned 100 caps, is losing his member of the British Empire Honor. The king directed its removal after Hogg pleaded guilty to abusing his ex-wife Gillian over five years. He avoided jail last November, and got a community payback order instead. The announcement came in the lending Gazette this Thursday, canceling the award-given on December 30, 2023. Hogg admitted to shouting, swearing, and sending over 200 messages in hours during one incident. Scottish women's aid called the sentence too light at the time. Hogg remains one of Scotland's top tri-scores, and played on three British and Irish lion's tours with his last international game in 20. 23. Now 33, he's playing for Montpellier in France after briefly retiring. He and Gillian married nine years before divorcing, share four children. Meanwhile, Hogg started a new relationship that ended recently, leaving him to focus on rugby and family amid the fallout.