Stuart Hogg has announced that he will retire from professional rugby after this year's World Cup in France.
After the tournament, a new career beckons and I will attack it in the same manner as I play the game. "I don't feel my body can achieve the standards that I set myself for much longer and I've always wanted to finish at the top end of the game. I'm so lucky and proud to have such a loving family that have supported me every step of the way.
The Scotland full-back Stuart Hogg has announced that he will be retiring from playing rugby after the World Cup later this year to pursue a new career as ...
After the tournament, a new career beckons and I will attack it in the same manner as I play the game. I don’t feel my body can achieve the standards that I set myself for much longer and I’ve always wanted to finish at the top end of the game. “Knowing what lies ahead, I have a real hunger to play the best, most enjoyable rugby of my career, finishing the season strongly with Exeter Chiefs before attacking the opportunity we, as a nation, have in France. Rugby has allowed me to meet some incredible characters, make lifelong friends, travel the world and be part of some unbelievable experiences that I will cherish forever. “As a young kid growing up in the Borders, all I wanted to do was to play rugby for Scotland. I’m so lucky and proud to have such a loving family that have supported me every step of the way.
The 30-year-old Exeter Chiefs full-back recently became the latest Scotland player to reach 100 caps, playing against Ireland earlier this month. He also became ...
I’m so lucky and proud to have such a loving family that have supported me every step of the way. I couldn’t have asked for any more. The 30-year-old Exeter Chiefs full-back recently became the latest Scotland player to reach 100 caps, playing against Ireland earlier this month.
The full-back became only Scotland's fourth male centurion during the Six Nations.
I hope I have done you proud.” I couldn’t have asked for any more. [Scotland](/topic/scotland-rugby)’s [fourth male centurion](/sport/gregor-townsend-stuart-hogg-scottish-ireland-six-nations-b2298294.html), but will bring his career to a close after the tournament in France.
Exeter Chiefs full-back makes shock announcement after the Six Nations.
After the tournament, a new career beckons and I will attack it in the same manner as I play the game. He has scored 27 tries and 171 points in total for Scotland, who finished behind only Ireland and France in this year's Six Nations after winning the Calcutta Cup again at Twickenham. I’m so lucky and proud to have such a loving family that have supported me every step of the way.
The Hawick-born player said in a statement: “After RWC 2023, my professional rugby journey will end and I will be retiring from the game. As a young kid growing ...
“After the tournament, a new career beckons and I will attack it in the same manner as I play the game. I’m so lucky and proud to have such a loving family that have supported me every step of the way. As a young kid growing up in the Borders, all I wanted to do was to play rugby for Scotland.
The former Scotland captain will bring the curtain down on a glittering career that also includes a Heineken Cup championship medal and English league winners ...
I couldn't have asked for more. - Scotland rugby star Stuart Hogg will retire from the sport after the World Cup Scotland's all-time top try scorer Stuart Hogg is set to RETIRE from rugby after the World Cup later this year with the Exeter Chiefs star, 30, claiming his body 'can't achieve the standards I expect' as he vows to end his career on a high
Scotland full-back Stuart Hogg has confirmed on Monday that he will retire from domestic and international rugby after the World Cup in France starting in ...
After the tournament, a new career beckons and I will attack it in the same manner as I play the game. "I don’t feel my body can achieve the standards that I set myself for much longer and I’ve always wanted to finish at the top end of the game. I’m so lucky and proud to have such a loving family that have supported me every step of the way.
Scotland and Exeter Chiefs Fullback Stuart Hogg has announced his intentions to retire at the conclusion of this year's Rugby World Cup. ADVERTISEMENT.
After the tournament, a new career beckons and I will attack it in the same manner as I play the game. “I don’t feel my body can achieve the standards that I set myself for much longer and I’ve always wanted to finish at the top end of the game. I’m so lucky and proud to have such a loving family that have supported me every step of the way.
Planet Rugby recaps some of the biggest rugby transfer news and rumours, including Stuart Hogg, Brad Shields, Anthony Watson, John Cooney and much more.
The former Highlander joined Lyon at the start of the season, but L’Equipe report he is keen to return to New Zealand after struggling to settle in France with his family. Tokolahi re-signs with Pau: Staying with the Top 14 club, they have secured the services of prop Tokolahi for the next two seasons. Waller re-signs: Northampton Saints also announced that loosehead prop Waller has extended his contract with the club. Shields to return to ‘Canes: The Hurricanes have announced that former captain Shields will return to the Super Rugby side next year. Hammond re-signs with boyhood club: Harlequins lock Hammond has signed a contract extension with the Premiership club. He signed for Wasps ahead of the 2022/23 season but never played for the side and joined Stade Francais after the Premiership side went into administration. [France](https://www.planetrugby.com/team/france) international Kockott has confirmed that he will leave Castres at the end of the season. He joins the side from October 2024 until at least the end of 2027. He joined the Premiership champions from Bath but could leave at the end of the season to join Castres, according to L’Equipe, while a move to Japan is also on the cards. Over the past week, Ross Byrne, Jack Conan and Jamie Osbourne committed to the side beyond this season. [Ulster](https://www.planetrugby.com/team/ulster) scrum-half Cooney is set to re-sign with the Irish province ahead of next season. This week the rugby world was shocked by the announcement of Stuart Hogg’s retirement while a Hurricanes legend returns to New Zealand.
Stuart Hogg's retirement bombshell will bring to an end one of the most influential careers in Scottish rugby history.
He will not fizzle out with a slow, waning flame deep into his thirties, but bow out at the top, at the World Cup, near the height of his powers. He went to Exeter in 2019 and in his first campaign at Sandy Park, helped the Chiefs win the European and Premiership double. He has confronted his vulnerabilities off the pitch as he attacked kick-chasers and gainlines on it. Hogg became the youngest Scot to reach 50 caps, then a Lion again in 2017. He was the first Scot to be named He has only the iconic Brian O’Driscoll for company in that club. He learned that to flourish at the top, he could not saddle himself with the duty to pluck rabbits from hats with every carry. The impish toss of the ball to a prone Englishman who had lunged towards Hogg as he skated in. The pressures of the game and the people around it grew and grew again. At 19 years-old, he was saddled with the hopes of a rugby nation. It was the young Hogg in microcosm: daring, gallus, and utterly captivating. There is almost an air of grief, too, for rugby followers have scarcely known a Scotland team bereft of Hogg since he exploded on to the international scene over a decade ago.
Scotland's record try scorer Stuart Hogg has announced he will retire from professional rugby after the World Cup in France later this year.
Hogg also won the European Champions Cup and Premiership in 2020 with club side Exeter Chiefs. I hope I have done you proud." He was also called up three times for British & Irish Lions tours in 2013, 2017 and 2021.