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Former Scotland captain Stuart Hogg will play his first competitive match in more than 16 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 World Cup in France, reasoning that โmy body has not been able to do the things I wanted and needed it to doโ.
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.
๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ ๐ตโช๏ธ
Nos joueurs affronteront le @LeLOURugby demain ร 16h30 au GGL STADIUM ๐ฅ#top14 #teamMHR pic.twitter.com/DrcnOAjvM0
โ Montpellier Rugby (@MHR_officiel) September 6, 2024
Despite being troubled by a calf issue recently, the full-back โ who won the last of his 100 caps for Scotland in March last year โ has been selected to start in the number 15 jersey for his new club this weekend.
It will be the experienced backโs first outing since coming on as a substitute for previous club Bath in their Champions Cup semi-final against La Rochelle on 30 April 2023.
Hogg is due to stand trial in Jedburgh on Tuesday (10 September) as he faces domestic abuse charges relating to his estranged wife Gillian.
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