Franco Smith (born 3 May 2000) is a Welsh-born South African rugby union player, currently playing for European Rugby Challenge Cup side Cheetahs.

[1][2] He is the son of former Springbok player and Glasgow Warriors coach Franco Smith, and Welsh and Italian qualified by birth and residency respectively.

[5][6] He made his debut in the re-arranged Round 12 of the 2021–22 United Rugby Championship against Cardiff.

[7] He played with Italian team Zebre Parma until 2023–24 season.

This South Africa rugby union biography is a stub.