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Stuart William Hogg (born 24 June 1992) is a Scottish professional rugby union player, who plays for Montpellier of the French Top 14.
Hogg played for Glasgow Warriors from 2010 to 2019, joining Exeter Chiefs in 2019 and retiring in 2023. He then joined Montpellier in 2024.
He has represented Scotland at international level, earning 100 caps after making his debut against Wales during the 2012 Six Nations Championship. He was Scotland's all-time leading try-scorer, and was named Six Nations Player of the Tournament in 2016 and 2017. He was selected to tour with the British & Irish Lions three times, in 2013, 2017 and 2021, and won two caps against South Africa in 2021.
In November 2024, Hogg pleaded guilty to domestic abuse of his estranged wife over five years.
Hogg was a pupil at Trinity Primary School and Hawick High School.
Hogg was drafted to Stirling County in the Scottish Premiership for the 2008–09 season.
Hogg was linked to Glasgow Warriors for 18 months as part of the Elite Development Programme run by Scottish Rugby, and signed his first professional contract at the end of 2011.
Hogg made two Warriors appearances in season 2010–11 and began the 2011–12 RaboDirect PRO12 campaign as the club's starting full-back. He was named in the Pro12 Dream team at the end of the 2012–13 season. It was announced in November 2014 that Stuart Hogg had signed a two-year contract extension with the Glasgow Warriors, keeping him at the club until at least May 2017. He signed a further contract in 2016 taking him to the end of the 2018/19 season with me. In 2017 Hogg became the youngest player to reach 100 appearances at the age of just 24.
Hogg become a European and English premiership champion with Exeter Chiefs in 2020, playing an important role in their triumphs over Racing 92 in the European Champions Cup Final and Wasps RFC in the Gallagher Premiership Final.
In the 2013 Six Nations Hogg scored his second and third international tries against England in round one and in round two he scored against the Italians an intercept try from his 5-metre line and ran 95 metres to score his third international try.
On 8 March 2014, Hogg scored his 4th international try against France at Murrayfield. On 15 March, he was sent off in a Six Nations game against Wales for a late and dangerous hit on Dan Biggar, although originally shown a yellow card by referee Jérôme Garcès the referee then looked at the replays on one of the big screens in the stadium and upgraded his decision to a red card. On 8 June 2014, during Scotland's Summer tour he made his first appearance against the US after his red card against Wales and he marked that game with his 5th International try. On 14 June 2014, he slotted a crucial 43-metre kick to secure a win against Canada at BMO Stadium the final score was 17–19 to Scotland during the Scotland Summer tour. On 20 June 2014, he scored his sixth try for Scotland against Argentina during the Scotland summer tour. Scotland won the game 21–18.
Hogg played a role in Scotland 7s team in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow at Ibrox Stadium. He scored one try in the competition. During Scotland's Autumn internationals in 2014 he scored two tries, one against Argentina at Murrayfield and one against Tonga at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock.
Domestically it was a successful season for Hogg, with Glasgow Warriors winning their first ever Pro 12 title at Ravenhill in Belfast.
Hogg played in all five of Scotland's matches at the 2015 Rugby World Cup, in which Scotland were eliminated at the quarterfinal stage by Australia.
The 2016 Six Nations Championship again saw Hogg in the thick of the action, scoring tries against France and Ireland, the latter an inspired 55-metre individual effort after collecting a high ball. He was also widely praised for his creativity throughout the tournament, setting up tries against the French and Italy. Following a public vote, Hogg was named as the Six Nations Player of the Championship, the first Scottish player to receive the award.
Hogg had a great 2017 Six Nations Championship scoring two tries against Ireland, he then continued this good form by scoring against France. In the last game of the 2017 Six Nations Championship against Italy he added 3 points with the boot in the 29–0 victory. He received a second successive Player of the Championship award, becoming the second person to achieve this. Stuart Hogg received man of the match against New Zealand 18 November 2017. He is now recognised as one of the best full backs in international rugby. On 25 November 2017, Hogg was injured in the warm up before the game against Australia.
In the 2019 Six Nations Championship, Hogg started Scotland's opening game against Italy and their second round clash with Ireland, however he was taken out just after kicking the ball by Irish flanker Peter O'Mahony. This controversial no arms tackle resulted in a shoulder injury for Hogg and Referee Jerome Garces was widely criticised for not stopping play nor checking the TMO. Hogg subsequently sat out the rest of the championship, adding to Scotland's injury woes.
Hogg was an ever-present in Scotland's 2021 Six Nations Championship, captaining the side to memorable away victories over England (for the first time since 1983) and France (for the first time since 1999). The campaign also saw Hogg score two tries against Wales and numerous points with the boot against Ireland and Italy.
Hogg's form during the championship saw him heavily tipped to be selected for the British & Irish Lions for a third time, with the 2021 tour to South Africa imminent.
During Scotland's match against Japan at Murrayfield on 20 November 2021, Hogg scored his 25th international try, becoming Scotland's all-time record try scorer.
Hogg captained Scotland for their first back to back win against England in four decades, during the first game of the 2022 6 nations.
On 27 March 2023, Hogg unexpectedly announced his intention to retire from professional rugby after the upcoming Rugby World Cup. He later revised this and announced on 9 July 2023 his immediate retirement from the sport, two month prior to the start of the tournament. In his retirement announcement, he referenced his ambition to take up a new career path beyond retirement.
Hogg was named as one of two Scottish players in the initial squad selected for the 2017 tour to New Zealand in June and July. Hogg was injured after being caught by the elbow of team-mate Conor Murray in an accidental collision during his third appearance of the tour, and left the tour before the start of the Test Matches.
In May 2021 Hogg was selected for a third time on the Lions' 2021 tour to South Africa. After missing three tour matches due to enforced COVID-19 isolation, he was selected at full-back for the first Test match, playing the full 80 minutes as the Lions won 17–22. He also played for the full 80 minutes of the second Test the following week.
| + !Try !Opposing team !Venue !Competition !Date !Result | |||||
| 1 | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 2012 Six Nations | 26 February 2012 | 17 – 23 | |
| 2 | Twickenham Stadium, London | 2013 Six Nations | 2 February 2013 | 38 – 18 | |
| 3 | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 9 February 2013 | 34 – 10 | ||
| 4 | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 2014 Six Nations | 8 March 2014 | 17 – 19 | |
| 5 | BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston | 7 June 2014 | 6 – 24 | ||
| 6 | Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes, Córdoba | 20 June 2014 | 19 – 21 | ||
| 7 | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 8 November 2014 | 41 – 31 | ||
| 8 | Rugby Park, Kilmarnock | 22 November 2014 | 37 – 12 | ||
| 9 | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 2015 Six Nations | 15 February 2015 | 23 – 26 | |
| 10 | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 2016 Six Nations | 13 March 2016 | 29 – 18 | |
| 11 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | 19 March 2016 | 35 – 25 | ||
| 12 | Rugby Park, Kilmarnock | 26 November 2016 | 43 – 16 | ||
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| 14 | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 2017 Six Nations | 4 February 2017 | 27 – 22 | |
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| 16 | Stade de France, Paris | 12 February 2017 | 22 – 16 | ||
| 17 | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 11 November 2017 | 44 – 38 | ||
| 18 | Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 2018 Six Nations | 17 March 2018 | 27 – 29 | |
| 19 | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 2019 Six Nations | 2 February 2019 | 33 – 20 | |
| 20 | Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 2020 Six Nations | 22 February 2020 | 0 – 17 | |
| 21 | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 2021 Six Nations | 13 February 2021 | 24 – 25 | |
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| 23 | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 13 November 2021 | 15 – 30 | ||
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| 25 | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 20 November 2021 | 29 – 20 | ||
| 26 | Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 2022 Six Nations | 12 March 2022 | 22 – 33 | |
| 27 | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 19 November 2022 | 52 – 29 |
Hogg's first child was born in late 2015. Hogg married Gillian Smith in August 2016, and became a father for a second time in 2017. In November 2023, Hogg revealed his new relationship to commentator Leonna Mayor, after the birth of his fourth child.
Hogg was arrested outside his estranged wife's Hawick residence on 25 February 2024 for acting in a threatening or abusive manner. After this, he attended a rehabilitation centre. On 4 November 2024, Hogg pleaded guilty to domestic abuse that went on for 5 years.
In October 2025, Hogg and his ex-wife Gillian were officially divorced. In January 2026 Hoggs relationship with Leonna Mayor also came to an end.
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