A sheriff is urging former Scotland rugby captain Stuart Hogg to stand the results of his home abuse and “transfer on” from feeling “laborious performed by means of”.
Hogg, 32, remaining 12 months pleaded accountable to a unmarried fee of home abuse of his estranged spouse, Gillian Hogg, between 2019 and 2024.
He admitted shouting and swearing, monitoring her actions and sending her messages that have been alarming and distressing in nature.
A courtroom heard how he berated his ex-partner for “no longer being a laugh” after occurring consuming binges along with his colleagues, and as soon as despatched greater than 200 textual content messages to her within the area of a couple of hours, inflicting her to endure a panic assault.
In January, Hogg used to be passed a group payback order (CPO) with three hundred and sixty five days of supervision and a five-year non-harassment order.
He had previous been fined £600 for breaching bail stipulations by means of time and again contacting Mrs Hogg when prohibited from doing so.
Sheriff Peter Paterson warned the sentence used to be an “selection to custody”.
A overview of the CPO happened at Jedburgh Sheriff Courtroom on Tuesday, which Hogg used to be excused from attending.
His legal professional, Mat Patrick, advised the courtroom: “We’re simply shy of 3 months into the order and the overview file confirms that he’s totally complying with the appointments, there were no overlooked appointments.
“So far as development is anxious, it looks as if development calls for to be made however this is a 12-month order and is towards the background of relatively a troublesome divorce which is ongoing at the present time and the entire feelings that may include that, and that has performed an element.
“Clearly there may be paintings to be performed.”
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Sheriff Paterson stated it used to be “no longer completely unexpected” that Hogg would possibly really feel “laborious performed by means of”, however that he had to transfer on.
He stated: “He’s the person who pleaded accountable and he has to stand the results of his movements and he has to transport on from that.”
The sheriff mounted an extra overview to happen on 16 June.
He stated: “If development is sufficient he’s going to no longer have to wait, but when there may be any issue he must attend.”
Former Glasgow Warriors and Exeter Chiefs complete again Hogg, who now performs for French membership Montpellier, used to be awarded an MBE for his services and products to rugby in remaining 12 months’s New 12 months Honours listing.
SNP Westminster chief Stephen Flynn has known as for the sportsman to be stripped of his MBE within the wake of the courtroom case.
