Smith firmly established himself in the team for the 2015 Varsity Cup, starting all nine of their matches. He scored tries in their matches against , , and during the regular season, helping them qualify for a play-off spot by finishing in fourth position on the log. Smith's three penalties and one conversion proved crucial in their semi-final match against as they won 29–28 to qualify for their second successive final. However, as in 2014, Smith find himself on the losing side in the final, as Bloemfontein-based university easily won 63–33 in the final. In total, Smith scored 101 points during the competition to finish as the overall top scorer. He was named the Player That Rocks for the competition and also included in a Varsity Cup Dream Team that was named at the conclusion of the season. Smith scored a try (which was later nominated as the try of the season) and kicked a conversion in the Dream Team's defeat to the South Africa Under-20s as the latter prepared for the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.&lt;ref name="Varsity Cup XV 24-31 South Africa U/20"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;