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Travis Larsen (born June 4, 1991) is a Canadian professional
rugby union Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-English-speaking world, Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that orig ...
player.


Early life

Born in
Parksville, British Columbia Parksville is a city on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. As of the Canada 2021 Census, 2021 Census, Parksville's population was 13,642, representing a 9.5% increase over the 2016 Census. Parksville is well known for its large, sand ...
, Larsen was raised in the New Zealand town of
Paihia Paihia is a town in the Bay of Islands in the Northland Region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is 60 kilometres north of Whangārei, located close to the historic towns of Russell, New Zealand, Russell and Kerikeri. Missionary Henry Wi ...
. Larsen is the elder brother of Canada lock Josh Larsen.


Rugby career

Larsen, a blindside flanker, played his early senior rugby for Auckland's Marist North Harbour club and became a New Zealand Universities representative player during his time at
Massey University Massey University () is a Public university, public research university in New Zealand that provides internal and distance education. The university has campuses in Auckland, Palmerston North, and Wellington. Data from Universities New Zealand ...
. From 2014 to 2016, Larsen had two seasons in Italy, with Lyons Piacenza and
Petrarca Padova Petrarca Rugby is a professional rugby union club from Padua, Italy, currently competing in the top tier of the Italian rugby union, the Serie A Elite. Founded in 1947, the team is the rugby union branch of the Unione Sportiva Petrarca, an omn ...
. He began playing
Major League Rugby Major League Rugby (MLR) is a professional rugby union competition in the United States. The league comprises 11 teams. While operating outside of the governance and oversight of the national governing body, the league is officially sanctioned ...
in 2019.


International rugby

Larsen was capped for
Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...
in two 2023 Test matches against Tonga in Nukuʻalofa.


See also

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List of Canada national rugby union players List of Canada national men’s rugby union players is a list of people who have played for the Canada national men’s rugby union team. The list only includes players who have played in a Test match. Note that the "position" column lists the ...


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Larsen, Travis 1991 births Living people Canadian rugby union players Canada international rugby union players Rugby union flankers Rugby union players from British Columbia People from Parksville, British Columbia New Zealand people of Canadian descent Massey University alumni Rugby Lyons Piacenza players Petrarca Rugby players Canadian expatriate rugby union players Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate rugby union players in Italy Austin Gilgronis players Old Glory DC players San Diego Legion players Seattle Seawolves players Toronto Arrows players