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| Full name | Duncan George Kelm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | March 6, 1988 Santa Rosa, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | San Diego State University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Financial Manager | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[ citation needed ]