Scotland and Lions full-back Stuart Hogg sprung a surprise when he announced he would be retiring from rugby after this autumn's Rugby World Cup.
Prompting shockwaves throughout the game, the 30-year-old full-back - who will have turned 31 after the global showpiece in France - says he could not have asked for any more from his rugby-playing career, having represented Scotland 100 times, and playing on three British and Irish Lions tours.
The reason for stepping down is because of the wear and tear on his body, and comes more than a decade after a then 19-year-old made his international debut. He would go on to become one of his country's, and indeed the British Isles', most potent attacking threats, becoming a rugby rock star in the process. Spending three years on the Test scene before he was joined by Finn Russell, it was Hogg who carried the weight of creative expectations on his shoulders for some time.
