Birth name | Joshua Larsen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 4 April 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Nanaimo, British Columbia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 113 kg (249 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Josh Larsen (born 4 April 1994) is a Canadian rugby union player who plays for the New England Free Jacks in Major League Rugby (MLR). His usual position is Lock in the second row (As of 2018 [update] ).
Larsen previously played for Austin Elite in the MLR and New Zealand team Otago in the Mitre 10 Cup. He also played for Northland and Taieri RFC. [1]
Larsen was born in Nanaimo to a New Zealand-born father and Canadian mother. He is the brother of Travis Larsen who also plays rugby. [2]
Season | Team | League | Games | Starts | Sub | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
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2019 | Austin Elite | MLR | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | New England Free Jacks | MLR | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 17 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
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