Franco Smith

Franco Smith

Full name	Petrus Francois Smith
Date of birth	(1972-07-29) 29 July 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth	Lichtenburg, South Africa
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	89 kg (14 st 0 lb; 196 lb)
School	Hoërskool Sand du Plessis, Bloemfontein
University	University of the Free State
Notable relative(s)	Franco Smith (son)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half / Centre Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1992–1995 Free State Cheetahs 16 () 1996–1997 Griquas 40 (359) 1998–99, 2002 Bulls (136) 1998–2000 Blue Bulls 27 () 1999–2000 Newport 27 (38) 2001–2002 Pumas () 2001–2002 Rugby Bologna 1928 [it] 6 (10) 2003–2006 Treviso 60 (55) Correct as of 8 May 2015 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1996–1999 South Africa (tour) 9 (62) 1996–1999 South Africa (test) 9 (23) Correct as of 19 May 2021 Coaching career Years Team 2005–2007 Free State Cheetahs (assistant) 2007–2013 Treviso 2014–2015 Cheetahs (assistant) 2014 Free State Cheetahs (assistant) 2015 UFS Shimlas 2015–2019 Free State Cheetahs 2015–2019 Cheetahs 2019–2021 Italy 2021–2022 Italy (Head of High Performance) 2022- Glasgow Warriors

Petrus Francois Smith (born 29 July 1972 in Lichtenburg, South Africa) is a former South African international rugby union player. He is now the head coach for Glasgow Warriors. ^[1][2] His regular playing position was fly-half or centre.