Duncan George Kelm (born March 6, 1988) is a former USA Rugby national team member,

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competitor, and United States Olympic Training Center resident. As a prop and hooker, he played for the USA Rugby Men's Sevens team from 2011 to 2012, 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. Kelm debuted for the USA Seven's team in the

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, and went on to appear in three other World Rugby Seven Series tournaments; the

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, and

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. In 2010, Kelm was named to the US Men's Fifteens Churchill Cup squad, but did not have an appearance. In 2010, Kelm toured to Cordoba, Argentina with the USA Selects to compete in the Americas Rugby Championship. Kelm had two appearances against the Argentina Jaguars and Canadian Selects. Prior to his time with the national teams, Kelm attended San Diego State University and played rugby for the

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. Representing SDSU, Kelm competed in the inaugural

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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

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. During his tenure as an Aztec, Kelm was selected four times for the USA Collegiate Fifteen All American team, and once for the USA Collegiate Sevens All American Team. He represented the All Americans on three separate international and domestic tours to

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in 2009,

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2010, and

in 2011. Kelm retired from international rugby in 2012.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kelm, Duncan 1988 births Living people American rugby union players United States international rugby sevens players San Diego State Aztecs athletes Sportspeople from Santa Rosa, California