Scotland Rugby Captain Stuart Hogg Stripped of MBE
Former scotland rugby captain Stuart Hogg has been stripped of his MBE, an official notice in The Gazette said. The Gazette notice, dated 30 December 2023 (ET), states the King directed that Hogg’s appointment to the Order be cancelled and his name erased from the register. Hogg pleaded guilty in 2024 (ET) to a domestic abuse charge and was given a one-year community payback order, leading to calls for the honour to be revoked.
Scotland Rugby Captain: Official notice and legal facts
The full notice in The Gazette reads: “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. ” The cancellation follows Hogg’s 2024 (ET) guilty plea to a domestic abuse charge involving his then estranged wife, Gillian, and the subsequent imposition of a one-year community payback order. The Gazette entry records the King’s direction and the formal annulment of the honour, and the Register of the Order will be updated to reflect the removal.
Career, honours and the events leading to annulment
Hogg had been awarded an MBE in the 2024 New Year honours for his services to rugby. He rose to prominence as a Glasgow Warriors fullback, amassed a century of senior caps for his country, was involved in three British and Irish Lions tours and went on to play with Montpellier. After admitting to shouting, swearing and acting in an abusive manner towards his estranged wife, there were public calls for the honour to be stripped. The community payback order imposed in 2024 (ET) and the guilty plea formed the basis for the official action recorded in The Gazette.
What happens now
The Gazette notice dated 30 December 2023 (ET) finalises the administrative step: the MBE appointment is cancelled and annulled and Hogg’s name erased from the Order’s register. The removal severs the formal link between the honour and Hogg’s public record within the Order. There are likely to be administrative follow-ups to confirm the register update and any associated notifications mandated by the honours system, and the annulment will remain on the public record as documented in The Gazette.
The decision and the legal outcome that prompted it remain matters recorded in official institutions: the court-imposed community payback order from 2024 (ET) and the King’s direction as set out in the Gazette notice. The removal marks the cancellation of the MBE awarded in the 2024 New Year honours for the scotland rugby captain and will stand as an official entry in the Order’s register.
