Franco Smith
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Oct 22, 2026
John AndersonGUEST
well i'm deliberately doing this to goad him into messaging me right now so yeah um no i think i think that's the thing like samuel people are shocked at how young he is And I think that's the thing.
John AndersonGUEST
He has burst onto the scene, but he's done it in a way that is so Franco Smith that he's not actually burst onto the scene.
John AndersonGUEST
He's played a lot of high profile games, played very well in high profile games.
John AndersonGUEST
He's not necessarily getting international audits at the moment, but he is an exceptional club player.
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John AndersonGUEST
gives the opposition a start.
John AndersonGUEST
But is Franco Smith playing 4D chess and going, let's let the opposition think they've got this and then smash them? Because ultimately, Glasgow are unbeaten this season.
John AndersonGUEST
Yes, there was elements of, should they have been beaten? Down to 13 players.
EddieHOST
You've had your fun.
EddieHOST
But Franco Smith, Benetton, Italy legend, great guy.
EddieHOST
I remember when the Glasgow fans weren't happy about his appointment and now they've eaten their words.
EddieHOST
Yeah.
Tom EnglishHOST
They haven't recruited heavily, but I think they have recruited well.
Tom EnglishHOST
And Franco Smith worth his weight in gold because he's bleeding the young players into the setup.
Tom EnglishHOST
And these young players now, like a Seb Stephen, looks to the manner born.
Tom EnglishHOST
And it hasn't taken long, but he looks so comfortable out there now.
Ryan WilsonHOST
Yes, but no, no-
Marc EdwardsHOST
I, I, it, I, I genuinely look at that and, and see like, I know I always talk about Glasgow Warriors, but if Franco Smith's there and their boys go to the p- the st- posts, he is losing his shit.
Marc EdwardsHOST
He's tearing a new one because he's going, "Why have we come here? Have we come here to draw the game? No, we haven't.
Marc EdwardsHOST
We've come here to win." Opening game of the Champions Cup, opportunity to stick one right o- up a massive French giant.
Ryan WilsonHOST
Let's move on.
Marc EdwardsHOST
Let's...
Marc EdwardsHOST
With Ryan, so you talked about cojones with Exeter and what would Franco Smith be doing.
Marc EdwardsHOST
Well, obviously they didn't need that against Sale.
Peter BurnsHOST
And with just over 10 minutes remaining, Glasgow were only six points ahead.
Peter BurnsHOST
But that's when Franco Smith's side really turned on the style.
Peter BurnsHOST
Sione Topolotu produced a brilliant break and offload to put Oli Smith over before replacement hooker Tavi Topolotu marked his Glasgow debut with a try from a driving mole to seal an impressive win.
Peter BurnsHOST
Roy Darge also got on the score sheet, while Jamie Doby and Carl Steyn were excellent at wide.
Ben YoungsHOST
Rory Darge I thought was outstanding in the pool stages last year, like, his threat around the ball and the contact area in particular.
Ben YoungsHOST
Franco Smith sets them up to play multi-phase attacking rugby.
Ben YoungsHOST
I think where they got it wrong, in my opinion, is, is the, the pool stages, they were remarkable.
Ben YoungsHOST
But the bigger occasion, it actually didn't bring out the best in them.
Chris PatersonGUEST
There's three games where they've, they've fallen behind reasonably early on, Glasgow in, in three fixtures, so that'll be something to, to keep an eye for, for the, you know, Franco and the coaches and the team.
Chris PatersonGUEST
Um, another thing that Franco Smith said for the four or five years he's been here, and he's said it consistently, he almost takes the result o-out of the equation and looks at performance.
Chris PatersonGUEST
And although the results have been pretty good, I think he'll be disappointed with elements of the performance.
Chris PatersonGUEST
But as I said before, there, there's other moments of absolute brilliance, you know, whether it's the Josh McKay try and the build-up to that, or whether it is just the clinical execution of the maul.
George HorneGUEST
So yeah, you've gotta be able to adapt and, and do whatever it takes to win really.
Jim HamiltonHOST
And then talking about South Africa, your head coach, Franco Smith, is a staunch South African, loves the country, uh, has obviously come out over here and done a hell of a job for you guys.
Jim HamiltonHOST
What's he like as a bloke? 'Cause w- I, I interview him pitch side sometimes after games and try and have a bit of banter with him.
Jim HamiltonHOST
Um, but he's very South African, straight bat.
HuwHOST
Right.
MuhammedPANELIST
But he's Franco Smith's kid.
MuhammedPANELIST
He needs to get time.
MuhammedPANELIST
Anyway, shh.
Ben BreakspearSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I've lost my comms there
William DaviesHOST
And Franco Smith has it, uh, down to perfection for them.
William DaviesHOST
First time in the game that they've really got themselves on the front foot.
William DaviesHOST
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William DaviesHOST
And they've come out of this game with something.
William DaviesHOST
But this is a little ...
William DaviesHOST
Yeah, if, if I was Franco Smith, I would be fuming with this-
Rob MurphyHOST
Yeah, no interest
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