Larson's final match in the green and gold was in 1997 for a game against the "Rest of the World". With the ARL struggling to play international matches against other countries as most had signed with the Super League, a composite international side of ARL aligned players was put together for a match against Australia at Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium. Putting in his usual workhorse performance, Larson helped the Kangaroos to a 28-6 win in front of just 14,927 fans, the smallest international crowd in Brisbane for 15 years.