Scotland full-back Stuart Hogg commits to Glasgow Warriors with new two-year deal
Wednesday 12 October 2016 14:42, UK
Glasgow Warriors have received a boost ahead of Friday's Champions Cup opener against Leicester with Stuart Hogg signing a new contract.
The Scotland international full-back has agreed a new two-year deal, committing himself to the club until at least May 2019.
The 24-year-old British and Irish Lion, who joined the Scottish Rugby Elite Development Programme at the age of 17, made his debut for Glasgow in 2011.
Hogg, who has made 87 appearances for the Scotstoun-based side, told the club's website: "Glasgow Warriors is such a big part of my life - I love this club.
"I've played for the Warriors for five years and it was an easy decision to sign for another two seasons. My wife enjoys living in Glasgow and with a young boy and another baby on the way there is nowhere else I'd rather be.
"There is still a lot of rugby to be played this season and then next season I'm looking forward to working with Dave Rennie when he takes over.
"It means a lot to me that the club and Scottish Rugby want me to stay and I'm very happy that I'm going to be continuing my career in Scotland."
Hogg, who has 45 caps for Scotland, was voted top player in the Six Nations last season after scoring tries against France and Ireland.
Glasgow Warriors head coach Gregor Townsend added: "This is excellent news for Glasgow Warriors and Scottish Rugby.
"Stuart works extremely hard in training every day to improve himself and he gets real joy from playing the game.
"I firmly believe that we can compete with the best teams in Europe and having Stuart on board for another two seasons will certainly help."
