Allister Hogg earned his first cap in the opening match of the 2004 6 Nations against
Wales and scored his first
Scotland try in the concluding match of the 2004 RBS 6 Nations Championship versus
Ireland. in the same year he recorded tries against
Samoa,
Japan and
Australia. In 2005 he played in the 6 Nations Championships as well as appearing against
Romania,
Argentina, Samoa, and
New Zealand. He also played in the 2006 and 2007 6 Nations Championships. In August 2007, he was named in the Scotland squad for the
Rugby World Cup in
France. Hogg has captained Scotland at U18 and U19 levels and has played basketball for Scotland at U16 level. He is a member of the Scottish Institute of Sport and graduated from Telford College in
Edinburgh with a HND in Sports Coaching and Sports Development.