Franco Smith rugby player
Franco Smith rugby player

Franco Smith

29th Jul 1972 1.83m/89kg Head Coach

URC Round 12 Review

4 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

South African cleansweep   There were victories for all four South African sides, with the Emirates Lions’ 38-14 bonus point win away to Connacht arguably the result of the round.   Not...

URC Round 12 Preview

6 days ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ospreys v Munster Rugby, Friday 7.35pm Opposing coaches Toby Booth and Graham Rowntree have been singing each other’s praises ahead of this crucial Swansea showdown between two play-off contenders. Their...

Team News: Friday URC Clashes

1 week ago by Ultimate Rugby

TEAM NEWS HEADLINES   #GLAvCAR Duncan Munn in line to make his Glasgow Warriors debut if called upon from the replacements Cardiff Rugby have been boosted by the return of four Wales internationals...

Ally Miller earns first Scotland call-up ahead of Six Nations finale in Dublin

2 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

Glasgow back-rower Ally Miller has been given his first Scotland call-up ahead of Saturday’s Guinness Six Nations showdown with Ireland. The 27-year-old, who initially struggled to establish himself...

Afshar signs first professional contract with Glasgow Warriors

3 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

One of 2023/24’s breakout performers has been rewarded with a first full-time contract with Glasgow Warriors, after Ben Afshar put pen to paper on a new deal with the Scotstoun outfit. The...

Huw Jones is staying at Scotstoun

4 weeks ago by Ultimate Rugby

Glasgow Warriors have made a statement of intent by retaining the services of one of the northern hemisphere’s most dangerous attackers in the face of significant competition, after Huw Jones...

BKT URC Round 10 Review

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

Edwards the Ospreys hero Ospreys coach Toby Booth paid a glowing tribute to his match-winning “quarterback” Dan Edwards following the dramatic 19-17 victory over Ulster Rugby in Swansea. Fly-half...

Glasgow Warriors climb up to second after breezing to victory against Dragons

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

Scrum-half Ben Afshar scored on his first professional start as Glasgow recorded a 40-7 bonus-point victory over the Dragons. Warriors led from the 30-second mark as both Josh McKay and Stafford McDowall...

Match Preview: Glasgow Warriors v Dragons

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

Glasgow Warriors will take on Dragons in the origin round of the URC.  Jamie Bhatti makes his 100th appearance for Glasgow Warriors with Facundo Cordero making his debut alongside Ruaraidh Hart...

Bhatti to reach century as Cordero and Hart make debuts

1 month ago by Ultimate Rugby

Jamie Bhatti will become the 55th centurion in the history of Glasgow Warriors, after the loose-head prop was selected to start the club’s Origin Round clash with the Dragons at Scotstoun tomorrow...