Franco Smith has signed a new three-year contract extension at the Glasgow Warriors .

The head coach has put pen to paper on a new deal that will keep him at the Scotstoun club until 2028, and insists “there is still so much more to achieve”.

The former South Africa international was appointed to the role in August 2022 and led the Warriors to cup glory in the United Rugby Championships last year.

In his first three years, he has overseen one of the club’s most successful spells since the dawn of the professional era.

A half-century of points in his first competitive home match in charge set the tone for what was to follow, as Smith led his squad to the EPCR Challenge Cup Final – the first European final in the club’s history – in his inaugural season at the helm.

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