Duncan Kelm

Full name	Duncan George Kelm
Date of birth	(1988-03-06) March 6, 1988
Place of birth	Santa Rosa, California
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
University	San Diego State University
Occupation(s)	Financial Manager
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop, Hooker, Center Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2007–2011 San Diego State Aztecs () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2011-2012 United States 7s United States Selects XV 4 2

Duncan George Kelm (born March 6, 1988) is a former USA Rugby national team member,^[1][2] World Rugby Sevens Series competitor,^[3][4][1] and United States Olympic Training Center resident.^[5][6][7][8] As a prop and hooker, he played for the USA Rugby Men's Sevens team from 2011 to 2012,^[9][7] and appeared in four international tournaments. Prior to his full-time move into Sevens rugby, he had numerous appearances on the USA Rugby Men's Fifteens team from 2010 to 2011.^[10][11]

Kelm debuted for the USA Seven's team in the 2011 Gold Coast Sevens,^[3][12] and went on to appear in three other World Rugby Seven Series tournaments; the 2011 Dubai Sevens,^[3] 2011 South Africa Sevens,^[3] and 2012 London Sevens.^[4][7][13] In 2010, Kelm was named to the US Men's Fifteens Churchill Cup squad, but did not have an appearance.^[14] In 2010, Kelm toured to Cordoba, Argentina with the USA Selects to compete in the Americas Rugby Championship.^[15] Kelm had two appearances against the Argentina Jaguars and Canadian Selects.^[11][15]

Prior to his time with the national teams, Kelm attended San Diego State University and played rugby for the Aztecs.^{[16][17][18][19]} Representing SDSU, Kelm competed in the inaugural Collegiate Championship Invitational in 2010, and was selected to All-Tournament team. During his time playing for the Aztecs, he led the Aztecs to a collegiate final four appearance in Palo Alto, California.^[19] During his tenure as an Aztec, Kelm was selected four times for the USA Collegiate Fifteen All American team,^{[20][21][22][23]} and once for the USA Collegiate Sevens All American Team.^[24] He represented the All Americans on three separate international and domestic tours to Cape Town, South Africa in 2009,^[25][22] London, England 2010,^[26][21] and Palo Alto, California in 2011.^{[27][28][29][20]}

Kelm retired from international rugby in 2012.

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