Former Scotland rugby captain Stuart Hogg has been exposed as a boor, one who whined about social media abuse while dishing it out to his wife for five long years

When Stuart Hogg marked the proudest day in a glittering international rugby career a year and half ago, no one was at all surprised when he made it a family affair. Former Scotland captain Stuart Hogg had cultivated an image of being a family man However the true nature of his relationship with estranged wife Gillian was revealed during his domestic abuse trial The court heard that Hogg would track his wife's movements and bombard her with messages He was the kind who would bombard her with unwanted text messages - one day he sent more than 200, many of them unpleasant and aggressive, in the space of two hours. The 32-year-old pleaded guilty to a charge of domestic abuse at Selkirk Sheriff Court Gillian is said to have been 'completely blindsided' by his relationship with retired jockey Leonna Mayor In fact, the charge Hogg admitted on Monday marks him out as a controlling boor who was seemingly impervious to the effects of his behaviour on those closest to him. In Hogg's case, the details of Monday's court appearance reveal the dismal events going on in the background while he trailed his new relationship on social media.