Life is now very different for Stuart Hogg, the ex-rugby player. It was July 9 when he brought forward his planned retirement, scratching the idea that he could play for Scotland at the Rugby World Cup and then call it quits. Life is now very different for Stuart Hogg, the ex-rugby player. It was July 9 when he brought forward his planned retirement, scratching the idea that he could play for Scotland at the Rugby World Cup and then call it quits.