Team England (roller derby)

England Roller Derby
Founded2011
ColorsRed, white, black and charcoal grey        
Head coachBallistic Whistle
Barry Fight
Rollin' Stoner
Championships3rd place at 2011 Roller Derby World Cup
BroadcastersDerby News Network
Websiteteamenglandrollerderby.com

England Roller Derby represents England in women's international roller derby, at events such as the Roller Derby World Cup. The team was first formed to compete at the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup in Toronto, Canada, and competed in the 2014 Roller Derby World Cup in Dallas, USA and the 2018 Roller Derby World Cup in Manchester, England.

Results

2011

Finished the tournament in third place, losing by 161 points to 90 to Team Canada in the semifinal,[1] but beating Team Australia by 203 points to 85 in the third-place playoff.[2] Before the event, The Guardian noted that the team was one of the three favourites, with Canada and Team USA, to reach the final.[3]

2014

Finished the tournament in second place, losing by 291 points to 105 to Team USA in the final.[4]

2018

Finished the tournament in fourth place, losing by 173 points to 147 points to Team Canada in the semifinal.[5]

Lineups

2011 team roster

Six tryout sessions were organised for prospective skaters, and this enabled the coaches to draw up a shortlist of forty. They were invited to attend a final tryout, from which the final roster of twenty was selected.[6] The final line-up was announced in August 2011;[7] more than half the skaters selected for the team were from the London Rollergirls.[8] (league affiliations listed as of at the time of the announcement)

Number Name League
18 Dee-Mise Rainy City Rollergirls
138 el VISIOUS Hellfire Harlots
10 Feral Fairy Leeds Roller Dolls
04 Fox Sake London Rollergirls
33 Frightning Bolt London Rollergirls
1984 Grievous Bodily Charm London Rollergirls
82 Hustle Her Central City Rollergirls
101 Jack Attack London Rockin' Rollers
666 Juicy Lucy London Rollergirls
9 Kamikaze Kitten London Rollergirls
75 Metallikat London Rollergirls
6 Missy Rascal (Vice-Captain) Rainy City Rollergirls
900 Ninjette London Rollergirls
.357 Raw Heidi London Rollergirls
22 Rogue Runner Dolly Rockit Rollers
888 Shaolynn Scarlett London Rollergirls
13 Stefanie Mainey (Captain) London Rollergirls
66 The Mighty Mighty Bash London Rockin' Rollers
68 Vagablonde London Rollergirls
16 Violet Attack Birmingham Blitz Dames

2011 coaching staff


2014 team roster

Initial tryout sessions for the Team England training squad 2014 were held in both Manchester and London. Prospective skaters were also invited to submit video tryouts if unable to attend the initial sessions. Shortlisted individuals were then invited to a second tryout session in Birmingham from which the final training squad would be selected. The final training squad line-up was announced in January 2014.[9]

Name League
Betty Swollox London Rockin' Rollers
Bloxie Blackout Tiger Bay Brawlers
Dos Santos Tiger Bay Brawlers
Ella Storey Middlesbrough Milk Rollers
Fay Roberts Rainy City Roller Girls
Frightning Bolt London Rollergirls
Goregasm London Rollergirls
Grievous Bodily Charm London Rollergirls
Hell Vetica Black London Rollergirls
Holly Hotrod Sheffield Steel Roller Girls
Jen Sykes London Rollergirls
Juicy Lucy London Rollergirls
Kamikaze Kitten London Rollergirls
Kid Block Tiger Bay Brawlers
Kitty Decapitate London Rollergirls
Lexi Lightspeed London Rollergirls
Lorrae Evans London Rollergirls
Missy Rascal Rainy City Rollergirls
Olivia Coupe London Rollergirls
Pip Gray Tiger Bay Brawlers
Raw Heidi London Rollergirls
ReLisa Kracken London Rollergirls
Rogue Runner Dolly Rockit Rollers
Shaolynn Scarlett (captain) London Rollergirls
Sophia Ann Loathing London Rollergirls
Stefanie Mainey (vice-captain) London Rollergirls
Terri Sudron Middlesbrough Milk Rollers
Total Frey-hem London Rollergirls
Trisha Smackanawa Dublin Roller Girls
Union Jack U Up Nashville Roller Girls
Vic Tori Bee Manchester Roller Derby

2014 coaching staff[10]


2018 team roster

Initial tryout sessions for the England Roller Derby training squad 2018 were held in both Oldham and Haywards Heath in August 2016. Prospective skaters were also invited to submit video tryouts if unable to attend the initial sessions. Shortlisted individuals were then invited to a second tryout session in Birmingham in October 2016 from which the final training squad would be selected. The final training squad line-up was announced in October 2016.[11] The final roster for the tournament was announced in December 2017 (indicated below with *).[12]

Number Name League
666 Alex Valentine* Rainy City Roller Derby
12 Alex Wilde* Rainy City Roller Derby
105 Becky Ruckus Liverpool Roller Birds[13]
369 Carley McAdam London Rollergirls
4 Delta Strike* Bristol Roller Derby
7 Ella Storey* Middlesbrough Milk Rollers
11 Fay Roberts* Rainy City Roller Derby
38 Fayetal Blonde Rainy City Roller Derby
8 Fisher Rainy City Roller Derby
17 Florence the Machine London Rollergirls
8008 Gaz* London Rollergirls
308 GG Hardy Charm City Roller Girls
1971 Ho Chee London Rollergirls
101 Jack Attack* London Rollergirls
129 Just Jess* London Rollergirls
84 Katie Hellvetica Black (vice-captain)* London Rollergirls
40 Kid Block* London Rollergirls
7 Kristen Lee* London Rollergirls
55 Lexi Lightspeed London Rollergirls
314 Lucy Newcastle Roller Girls
6955 Menace* Rainy City Roller Derby
6 Missy Rascal* Rainy City Roller Derby
3 Onyeka Igwe* London Rollergirls
419 Philly* Rainy City Roller Derby
6 Rammit London Rollergirls
22 Rogue Runner* London Rollergirls
888 Shaolynn Scarlett (captain)* London Rollergirls
13 Stefanie Mainey* London Rollergirls
86 Terri Sudron* Middlesbrough Milk Rollers
42 Trisha Smackanawa* London Rollergirls
19 Woo Central City Rollergirls

2018 coaching staff[14]

References

  1. ^ Talionis, Lex (4 December 2011). "World Cup Semifinal: (2) Canada Rebuffs (3) England, 161–90". Derby News Network. Archived from the original on 29 April 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  2. ^ Talionis, Lex (6 December 2011). "World Cup 3rd Place: (3) England Stops (4) Australia, 203–85". Derby News Network. Archived from the original on 6 December 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  3. ^ Sassoon Coby, Alex (1 December 2011). "The Roller Derby World Cup: not your average bid for world domination". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  4. ^ "World Cup 2014 | Roller Derby Stats & Rankings | Flat Track Stats". flattrackstats.com. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Day 4 Results – 2018 Roller Derby World Cup – Roller Derby World Cup". Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Inside World Cup: Team England". derbylife. 10 August 2011. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  7. ^ Mercy Less (10 August 2011). "Team England 2011 World Cup Roster". Derby News Network. Archived from the original on 14 December 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  8. ^ Lee, Veronica (27 November 2011). "Roller Derby: Rollers who are rocking the world of women". The Independent. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  9. ^ "Team England Announce 2014 Roster". Derby News Network. 20 January 2014. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  10. ^ "August | 2013 | United Kingdom Roller Derby Association". Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  11. ^ "England Roller Derby". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  12. ^ "England Roller Derby". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  13. ^ "Liverpool Roller Birds". Liverpool Roller Birds. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  14. ^ Relations, UKRDA Public. "June | 2016 | United Kingdom Roller Derby Association". Retrieved 20 May 2020.