Former Scotland rugby union captain Stuart Hogg has been stripped of his MBE following his conviction for domestic abuse. According to The Gazette, the official public record, King Charles III directed that Hogg's appointment be "cancelled and annulled."
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Former Scotland rugby captain Stuart Hogg has been stripped of his MBE following his conviction for domestic abuse. He had received the honor in 2024 for services to rugby but was found guilty of abusing his then-estranged wife.
- Former Scotland rugby captain Stuart Hogg stripped of MBE after domestic abuse conviction
- Hogg pleaded guilty to charges involving his estranged wife, including shouting, swearing, and sending alarming text messages
- He received a one-year community payback order in January 2025
- The King directed the cancellation and annulment of Hogg's MBE, as published in The Gazette
Hogg, 33, pleaded guilty in 2024 to a charge of abusing his then-estranged wife Gillian. He admitted shouting and swearing at her, tracking her movements, and sending alarming text messages over a five-year period. In January 2025, he was sentenced to a one-year community payback order with supervision.
Hogg had been awarded the MBE in December 2023 for his services to rugby. He is one of Scotland's all-time leading try scorers and has represented his country over 100 times. Hogg currently plays for French club Montpellier after retiring from professional rugby in 2023.
The notice in The Gazette states: "The King has directed that the appointment of Stuart William Hogg to be a Member of the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, dated 30 December 2023 shall be cancelled and annulled and that his name shall be erased from the Register of the said Order."
Following his conviction, there were calls for Hogg to be stripped of his MBE. Scotland's First Minister John Swinney supported SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn's statement that Hogg "should be stripped of his MBE."
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