Rugby star Stuart Hogg given payback order and supervision for domestic abuse

Former Scotland rugby union captain Stuart Hogg was sentenced at Selkirk Sheriff Court on Thursday (Andrew Milligan/PA)

Former Scotland rugby union 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, Gillian Hogg, when he appeared at Selkirk Sheriff Court on November 4.