Scotland’s Stuart Hogg to retire from rugby after World Cup

FINAL LAP: Stuart Hogg will hang up his boots later this year. Pic: Andrew Milligan/PA

Scotland full-back Stuart Hogg has announced that he will be retiring from playing rugby after the World Cup later this year to pursue a new career as he declared that he “always wanted to finish at the top end of the game”.

The 30-year-old made the surprise announcement through his social media channels on Monday, just over a fortnight after winning his 100th cap against Ireland.