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Unretired Stuart Hogg set to play his first match in 17 months

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Stuart Hogg on Exeter duty in 2023 (Photo by Ryan Hiscott/Getty Images)

Former Scotland captain Stuart Hogg will play his first competitive match in 17 months after being selected to start for Montpellier in their Top 14 campaign opener at home to Lyon on Saturday. The 32-year-old retired from professional rugby in July 2023 in the lead-up to the Rugby World Cup in France, reasoning that “my body has not been able to do the things I wanted and needed it to do”.

However, after a tumultuous year out of the game in which he was plagued by off-field issues including being arrested for alleged domestic abuse, it was announced in July that Hogg would be returning to top-level rugby after signing for Montpellier on a two-year contract.

Despite being troubled by a calf issue recently, the full-back – who won the last of his 100 caps for Scotland in March last year – has been selected to start in the number 15 jersey for his new club this weekend.

‘This Energy Never Stops’ – One year to go until the Women’s Rugby World Cup

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‘This Energy Never Stops’ – One year to go until the Women’s Rugby World Cup

With exactly one year to go until Women’s Rugby World Cup England 2025 kicks off
in Sunderland, excitement is sweeping across the host nation in anticipation of what
will be the biggest and most accessible celebration of women’s rugby ever.

It will be the experienced back’s first outing since coming on as a substitute for previous club Exeter Chiefs in their Champions Cup semi-final against La Rochelle on April 30, 2023.

Hogg is due to stand trial in Jedburgh on Tuesday, September 10, as he faces domestic abuse charges relating to his estranged wife Gillian.

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JK 218 days ago

Nobody missed you wife beater

Bull Shark 218 days ago

Interesting that he was “plagued” by a domestic abuse charge and “troubled” by a calf injury.

fl 218 days ago

hope he gets a concussion

hope he reads this comment

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Sorry CN to disagree. I have watched the game back again today. I wouldn’t say that England had first half control, it was fairly even though I think the only stat that Ireland had in their favour was dominant tackles, a combination of England’s lack of intensity and Ireland having to make more tackles. I think you can see Bemand’s influence in the way they took out the deep runner, a strength of England’s attack You cannot have control when your lineout isn’t functioning and your scrum is going backwards though strangely not penalised very often. I do applaud Ireland’s first half and watching today’s game, I feel that Scotland are there for the taking and I would put a lot of money on them beating Wales comfortably. Despite what they say England find it hard to get phsyched up for games that are not against NZ, Canada or France. Perhaps a B team would deliver a better initial minutes performance.

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