Stuart William Hogg was born on 24 June 1992 and is a Scottish professional rugby union player who plays as a fullback for the Exeter Chiefs in the English Premiership.
36 Facts About Stuart Hogg
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Stuart Hogg has represented Scotland at international level, having made his test debut against Wales during the 2012 Six Nations Championship.
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Stuart Hogg was a pupil at Trinity Primary School and Hawick High School.
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Stuart 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.
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Stuart Hogg first came to prominence when he was named Player of the Year with Scotland under-17s.
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Stuart Hogg later captained Scotland under-18 against Wales having been named man-of-the-match against France in 2010.
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Stuart Hogg made his debut for Glasgow Warriors in the Magners League in February 2011 and that same month was part of the Scotland under-20 team.
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Stuart Hogg went on to earn five caps competing in the under-20 6 Nations and the IRB Junior World Championship in the summer of 2011.
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In 2017 Stuart Hogg became the youngest player to reach 100 appearances at the age of just 24.
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In November 2018 it was announced Stuart Hogg would be leaving Glasgow Warriors after nine years, and joining Exeter Chiefs after the 2019 RWC.
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Stuart 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 in the Gallagher Premiership Final.
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Stuart Hogg has represented Scotland at under-17, under-18, and under-20 level before he went on to gain full international honours.
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Stuart Hogg gained his first cap for the Scotland national rugby union team after earning a call up to Andy Robinson's 36-man squad for the 2012 Six Nations following a series of impressive performances for Glasgow.
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Stuart Hogg impressed on his debut against Wales in Cardiff, coming on as a substitute following injury to Max Evans.
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Stuart Hogg was named in the starting line-up for the first time for the match versus France.
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Stuart Hogg scored his first try for Scotland in the 8th minute against France.
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On 8 March 2014, Stuart Hogg scored his 4th international try against France at Murrayfield.
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Stuart Hogg played a role in Scotland 7s team in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow at Ibrox Stadium.
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Stuart 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.
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Stuart Hogg was widely praised for his creativity throughout the tournament, setting up tries against the French and Italy.
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Stuart Hogg had a great 2017 Six Nations Championship scoring two tries against Ireland, he then continued this good form by scoring against France.
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Stuart Hogg received a second successive Player of the Championship award, becoming the second person to achieve this.
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Stuart Hogg is recognised as one of the best full backs in international rugby.
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On 25 November 2017, Stuart Hogg was injured in the warm up before the game against Australia.
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Stuart Hogg subsequently sat out the rest of the championship, adding to Scotland's injury woes.
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Stuart Hogg was named captain for the 2020 Six Nations Championship, starting against Ireland, England, Italy and France and being set to start against Wales before the worldwide pandemic of COVID-19 halted that match.
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Stuart Hogg crossed the line against Ireland, but dropped the ball as he went to ground it with his right hand.
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Stuart Hogg was an ever-present in Scotland's 2021 Six Nations Championship, captaining the side to memorable away victories over England and France.
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Stuart Hogg captained Scotland for their first back to back win against England in four decades, during the first game of the 2022 6 nations, kicking the ball into touch during the final play.
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On 27 March 2023, Stuart Hogg announced his intention to retire from professional rugby after Scotland's involvement in the upcoming Rugby World Cup.
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Stuart Hogg was one of the four Scotland players called up for the Lions squad for their 2013 tour to Australia and was the youngest player on the tour.
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Stuart 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.
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Stuart 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.
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In May 2021 Stuart Hogg was selected for a third time on the Lions' 2021 tour to South Africa.
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Stuart Hogg played for the full 80 minutes of the second Test the following week.
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Stuart Hogg married in August 2016, and became a father for a second time in 2017.