{{Short description|Canada international rugby union player}} {{Infobox rugby biography | name = Travis Larsen | image = | caption = | full_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|06|04}} | birth_place = Parksville, BC, Canada | death_date = | death_place = | height = 6 ft 3 in | weight = 242 lb | occupation = | school = | university = | relatives = Josh Larsen (brother) | years1 = 2014–15 | clubs1 = Lyons Piacenza | apps1 = | points1 = | years2 = 2015–16 | clubs2 = Petrarca Padova | apps2 = | points2 = | years3 = 2019 | clubs3 = Austin Elite | apps3 = | points3 = | years4 = 2020 | clubs4 = Old Glory DC | apps4 = | points4 = | years5 = 2021 | clubs5 = San Diego Legion | apps5 = | points5 = | years6 = 2022 | clubs6 = Seattle Seawolves | apps6 = | points6 = | years7 = 2023– | clubs7 = Toronto Arrows | apps7 = | points7 = | position = Flanker | repyears1 = 2023– | repteam1 = {{nrut|Canada}} | repcaps1 = 2 | reppoints1 = 0 }} '''Travis Larsen''' (born June 4, 1991) is a Canadian professional rugby union player.
==Early life== Born in Parksville, British Columbia, Larsen was raised in the New Zealand town of Paihia.<ref>{{cite web |title=Old Glory DC is proud to announce the signing of forward Travis Larsen |url=https://oldglorydc.com/old-glory-dc-is-proud-to-announce-the-signing-of-forward-travis-larsen/ |website=Old Glory DC |date=October 2, 2019}}</ref>
Larsen is the elder brother of Canada lock Josh Larsen.<ref>{{cite news |title=From United Kawakawa Under 12 to the World Cup in Japan |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/kawakawa-mates-jack-and-josh-face-off-at-world-cup/KWY5XRE7YQKRPSHIRJ54GWCVFI/ |work=NZ Herald |date=October 5, 2019 |language=en-NZ}}</ref>
==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. From 2014 to 2016, Larsen had two seasons in Italy, with Lyons Piacenza and Petrarca Padova. He began playing Major League Rugby in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Travis Larsen profile and stats |url=https://all.rugby/player/travis-larsen |website=all.rugby |language=en}}</ref>
===International rugby=== Larsen was capped for Canada in two 2023 Test matches against Tonga in Nukuʻalofa.<ref>{{cite web |title=Canadian men lose to 15th-ranked Tonga in rugby test match in Nuku'alofa |url=https://chatnewstoday.ca/2023/08/09/canadian-men-lose-to-15th-ranked-tonga-in-rugby-test-match-in-nukualofa/ |website=CHAT News Today |language=en |date=August 9, 2023}}</ref>
==See also== *List of Canada national rugby union players
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