SA coaches flex URC muscles
As the third edition of the @Vodacom #URC starts to move towards the business end of the tournament, South African coaches are flexing their muscles to dominate the race for the top eight.
Junior Boks’ Jean proud to wear Smith name
A match-winner for the Junior Springboks in the U20 Championship opener against Georgia, flyhalf Jean Smith is writing a new chapter in his family’s rich rugby history.
Saffa boss the best in URC
Franco Smith has been named Vodacom United Rugby Championship Coach of the Season after guiding the Glasgow Warriors to the quarter-finals of the competition.
Franco’s Warriors reach Euro Cup final
Franco Smith’s Glasgow Warriors reached their first European final with a 35-17 Challenge Cup success away to Scarlets in Llanelli on Saturday.
Franco Smith, a man made for the URC
There are few people better equipped to operate amid the multi-faceted diversity of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship than Franco Smith.
Franco Smith blocked from travelling home
Former Springbok flyhalf Franco Smith will not be in Durban when the Glasgow Warriors take on the Cell C Sharks due to an issue with his visa.
SA Rugby must find ‘solution for all’
Franco Smith says the Cheetahs are an integral part of the South African rugby landscape and should be treated as such when SA Rugby decides about the immediate future of its franchises.
Smith wants Italy to develop new DNA
Newly appointed national head coach Franco Smith says he wants to create a new DNA for Italian rugby.
Smith confirmed as Italy head coach
Former Cheetahs coach Franco Smith has officially been confirmed as Italy head coach on a permanent basis by the Italian rugby federation.
Parisse to receive Rome farewell
Italian great Sergio Parisse will bow out of Test rugby on home soil during this year’s Six Nations tournament.
