STUART HOGG may have collected the RBS Player of the Championship for a second successive year but he is quick to heap praise on those around him.

However, the Glasgow Warriors and Scotland full-back admitted he was proud of his own achievements within the national set-up and what he described as "a great team and a great bunch of guys".

“It was a very successful tournament for us, and me,” said the man from Hawick, who added another three tries to his Scotland tally.

From being the star of the Six Nations, Hogg will be hoping to be one of 30-odd players from four countries when the British & Irish Lions squad is announced for the tour to New Zealand this summer.

“That’s a long way off,” was Hogg’s contrite, almost dismissive reply, highlighting other, more important matters to be considered first.

“One thing at a time,” as he put it. By that he means a week in which Glasgow face Connacht at Scotstoun tomorrow, followed next weekend by a European Cup quarter-final against Saracens.

The Warriors will be bolstered by the return of their internationalists for their PRO12 clash with Connacht. With Gregor Townsend's squad currently sitting sixth in the league and targeting a place in the play-offs, every point is crucial.

“No rest as they say,” Hogg continues, although even he is willing to break his policy about looking too far ahead.

“Connacht is a big game – at home. It’s always a must-win."

Townsend will be hoping that Hogg continues his Six Nations form that has won him so many plaudits.

His two scored against Ireland also secured his place as Scotland’s all-time leading try scorer in the Six Nations as well as picking up the man-of-the match award. Hogg also touched down against France in Paris.

And the full-back turned playmaker in the build-up to Tim Visser scoring against Wales and both Tommy Seymour and Matt Scott touching down against Italy.

“Someone mentioned the statistic the other day that I’d had a hand in six of the tries we had scored this season," he said. "It wasn’t something I was really aware of, but it was quite an impressive stat.”

Scotland scored 14 tries in total over the tournament – an amazing turnaround, given that just a few year earlier that would have been the tally over several campaigns. So why the change?

“I think it comes down to a couple of things. One is having the confidence and the belief to just go for the line when you get the chance ... having that bit of belief about yourself to make the score.

"It’s also an experience thing, where you know that if you try something you’ll have someone coming with you in support because they’ve read the situation as well.

“But we have developed a ruthlessness near the opposition line. And we have some superb finishers right across the back division.

"It took a wee while to get it right, but now it takes a bit to stop us when we get a sniff of a score, and we got the rewards over the last five games.”

Hogg gained almost one-quarter of the votes cast in the Player of the Championship poll, while Glasgow team-mate Finn Russell also made the final count.

“It is a nice accolade and nice to be acknowledged for what we’ve done," Hogg said. "But I’m sure Finn is the same, in that we’d be the first to say there is only so much you can do on your own.

"It is a team game and we rely on others to win ball, make tackles and kick goals.

"It’s one thing being in the right place at the right time, but someone else will have played a big part in you being there.

"So, we should say ‘thank you’ to all involved.”

Looking ahead, Hogg is relishing Warriors' quarter-final showdown in the European Cup.

"You can feel the atmosphere and anticipation starting to build towards the Saracens game," he said. "To be fair, now that the internationals are over and done with, it is the only thing that most want to talk about.

“You could say this is all a bit new to us. We’re a wee bit green, not in the sense that we haven’t played at this level – quite a few of us have played in World Cups and the likes, and been on tour with various teams. But this is something a bit different and a bit special because it’s Glasgow.

“It has captured the imagination because it is all new to us, as a team, especially the supporters. Thousands are making plans to be there, so it will be something special on and off the field.

“They are a fantastic team, and we are well aware of that. Seeing how many international players there are on both sides, this is almost like another Test match – but you could say that about any of the games at the last-eight stage in this competition.

“There is plenty of anticipation and excitement around the game. That’s only going to get bigger as the week kicks on.”