Scotland full-back Stuart Hogg, 31, has decided to end his career “with immediate effect”, without even participating in the Rugby World Cup in France (September 8-October 28), the Federation announced on Sunday. Scottish Rugby.
foot injury
“I fought with everything I had to participate in the Rugby World Cup but this time my body was not able to do what I wanted and what I needed”, declared the player with 100 selections with the XV du Thistle, in a press release published by the Scottish Rugby Union (SRU).
The rear had first considered hanging up the crampons at the end of the World Cup. “I don’t think my body can reach the standards that I set myself for a long time,” he explained in March. But the foot injury that ruined his start to 2023 finally forced him to make this heartbreaking decision. A real blow for the Scots.