United Kingdom Roller Derby Association

United Kingdom Roller Derby Association
SportRoller derby
Founded2010
Ceased2021
Country United Kingdom
Last
champion(s)		London Rockin' Rollers
Official websiteukrda.org.uk

The United Kingdom Roller Derby Association (UKRDA) was the member-led National Association for roller derby in the UK, with the aim of promoting and lobbying for the sport.[1] The association was formed in 2008 but formalised in 2010 with 14 member leagues[2][3] and in February 2011, it was recognised by the British Roller Sports Federation.[4][5][6]

In June 2021, an EGM was held to discuss the closure of the association due to inadequate support for the organisation's running. It was disbanded shortly thereafter.

The UKRDA had a cooperative relationship with the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), encouraging its members to also become members of the WFTDA, and recognised the WFTDA Rules of Flat Track Roller Derby.[7] Membership of the association was open to any UK roller derby league who met their criteria as long as all competing skaters met the WFTDA or Men's Roller Derby Association Gender Policy and were at least 18 years old on an adult team, and up to and including 17 years old on a junior team.[8]

Mission statement

The United Kingdom Roller Derby Association (UKRDA) exists to lobby for and promote the sport of roller derby in the UK. We aim to help drive the growth, expertise and recognition of the sport, whilst supporting and encouraging our members to develop and grow individually into strong, athletic leagues.[9]

Original member leagues

In June 2010, the UKRDA was formally established and membership was granted to the following leagues.[10]

League Location Country
Auld Reekie Roller Girls Edinburgh Scotland
Birmingham Blitz Dames Birmingham, West Midlands England
Central City Rollergirls Birmingham, West Midlands England
Glasgow Roller Girls Glasgow Scotland
Granite City Roller Girls Aberdeen Scotland
Leeds Roller Dolls Leeds, West Yorkshire England
Lincolnshire Bombers Roller Girls Lincoln, Lincolnshire England
London Rockin' Rollers London England
London Rollergirls London England
Middlesbrough Milk Rollers Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire England
Rebellion Roller Derby Bedford, Bedfordshire England
Romsey Town Rollerbillies Cambridge, Cambridgeshire England
Royal Windsor Rollergirls Windsor, Berkshire England
Sheffield Steel Rollergirls Sheffield, South Yorkshire England

Membership as of June 2021

The organisation's membership list was last updated in June 2021, shortly before it disbanded.[11]

League Location Country Admitted
Auld Reekie Roller Derby Edinburgh Scotland June 2010[10]
Bath Roller Derby Bath, Somerset England 5 June 2015[12]
Belfast Roller Derby Belfast Northern Ireland 26 May 2012[13]
Big Bucks High Rollers High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire England 17 September 2012[14]
Birmingham Blitz Dames Birmingham, West Midlands England June 2010[10]
Borderland Brawlers Roller Derby Peterborough/Stamford/Rutland England 19 June 2017[15]
Bridgend Roller Derby Bridgend Wales 1 October 2016[16]
Brighton Rockers Roller Derby Brighton, East Sussex England 3 March 2012[17]
Bristol Roller Derby Bristol England 14 December 2012[18]
Cambridge Rollerbillies Cambridge, Cambridgeshire England 1 June 2010[19]
Central City Roller Derby Birmingham, West Midlands England June 2010[10]
Cornwall Roller Derby Newquay and Penzance, Cornwall England 23 April 2016[20]
Crash Test Brummies Birmingham, West Midlands England 7 December 2012[18]
Croydon Roller Derby Croydon, South London England 20 February 2015[21]
Dare Valley Vixens Roller Derby Abercynon Wales 3 July 2016[22]
Dolly Rockit Rollers Leicester, Leicestershire England 13 September 2011[23]
Dundee Roller Derby Dundee Scotland 1 July 2013[24]
Durham Roller Derby Durham, County Durham England 5 March 2018[25]
Eastbourne Roller Derby Eastbourne, East Sussex England 1 December 2013[26]
Furness Firecrackers Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria England 24 July 2015[27]
Glasgow Roller Derby Glasgow Scotland June 2010[10]
Granite City Roller Derby Aberdeen Scotland 1 January 2011[28]
Halifax Bruising Banditas Halifax, West Yorkshire England 1 October 2013[29]
Hereford Roller Derby Hereford, Herefordshire England 10 January 2013[30]
Hertfordshire Roller Derby Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire England 8 April 2016[20]
Hulls Angels Roller Derby Kingston-upon-Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire England 5 October 2012[31]
Kent Men's Roller Derby Herne Bay, Kent England 5 March 2018[25]
Kent Roller Derby Kent England 6 January 2012[32]
Leeds Roller Derby Leeds, West Yorkshire England 1 November 2011[33]
Lincolnshire Bombers Roller Derby Lincoln, Lincolnshire England June 2010[10]
Liverpool Roller Birds Liverpool England 28 January 2015[34]
London Rockin' Rollers London England June 2010[10]
London Roller Derby London England June 2010[10]
Manchester Roller Derby Manchester England 24 October 2013[35]
Mansfield Roller Derby Mansfield England 18 May 2016[36]
Middlesbrough Roller Derby Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire England June 2010[10]
Milton Keynes Roller Derby Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire England 1 May 2014[37]
Newcastle Roller Derby Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear England 15 November 2011[38]
New Town Roller Derby Livingston Scotland 19 October 2017[39]
North Cheshire Victory Rollers Northwich, Cheshire England 31 March 2016[40]
North Devon Roller Derby Bideford, North Devon England 5 March 2018[25]
North Wales Roller Derby Flint, Clwyd Wales 28 July 2017[41]
Nottingham Hellfire Harlots Roller Derby Nottingham, Nottinghamshire England 1 December 2011[42]
Oxford Wheels of Gory Oxford, Oxfordshire England 19 June 2017[15]
Oxford Roller Derby Oxford, Oxfordshire England 6 January 2014[43]
Orkney Roller Derby Orkney Scotland 19 October 2017[39]
Plymouth City Roller Derby Plymouth, Devon England 13 October 2014[44]
Portsmouth Roller Wenches Portsmouth England 2 January 2014[45]
Preston Roller Derby Preston, Lancashire England 24 February 2015[21]
Rainy City Roller Derby Manchester, Greater Manchester England 12 March 2012[17]
Reaper Roller Derby Swansea Wales 17 March 2013[46]
Rebellion Roller Derby Mlton Keynes, Buckinghamshire England 1 November 2011[47]
Red, White and Bruise Rollers RAF Lakenheath, West Suffolk England 1 June 2015[12]
Roller Derby Leicester Leicester England 19 October 2014[44]
Royal Windsor Roller Derby Windsor, Berkshire England June 2010[10]
Severn Roller Torrent Gloucester, Gloucestershire England 19 April 2013[48]
Sheffield Steel Roller Derby Sheffield, South Yorkshire England June 2010[10]
Southern Discomfort Roller Derby London England 20 June 2015[12]
South West Angels of Terror Devon and Somerset England 26 November 2013[49]
Spa Town Roller Derby Harrogate, North Yorkshire England 28 March 2016[40]
Surrey Roller Boys Guildford, Surrey England 2014
Swansea City Roller Derby Swansea Wales 6 May 2014[37]
The Inhuman League Sheffield, South Yorkshire England 19 April 2013[50]
Tiger Bay Brawlers Cardiff Wales 8 July 2011[51]
Teesside Skate Invaders Teesside England 30 August 2017[52]
Vendetta Vixens Northampton, Northamptonshire England 10 June 2015[12]
Wakey Wheeled Cats Roller Derby Wakefield, West Yorkshire England 14 May 2018[53]
Wiltshire Roller Derby Swindon, Wiltshire England 13 January 2015[34]
Wirral Roller Derby Wirral, Merseyside England 25 November 2013[49]
Wolverhampton Honour Rollers Wolverhampton England 5 May 2014[37]
York Minxters Roller Derby York, North Yorkshire England 3 July 2016[22]

Previous members

League Location Country Admitted Disbanded
Basingstoke Bullets Roller Derby Basingstoke, Hampshire England 7 January 2015[34] 28 October 2017[54]
Cardiff Roller Collective Cardiff Wales 9 May 2012[13]
Fierce Valley Roller Derby Scotland 24 October 2013[55] 31 December 2017
Haunted City Rollers Derby, Derbyshire England 28 November 2012[56] 1 January 2018[57]
Hot Wheel Roller Derby Leeds, West Yorkshire England 1 July 2013[58] 19 December 2016[58]
Killa Hurtz Roller Derby Chelmsford, Essex England 5 March 2018[25]
Nottingham Roller Derby Nottingham, Nottinghamshire England 22 March 2015[59]
NPT Roller Derby Neath Wales 9 June 2013[60] 31 October 2020[61]
Ponty Pirate Derby Dames Pontypridd Wales 9 June 2013[62]
Seaside Siren Roller Girls Southend-on-Sea, Essex England 17 June 2012[60] 13 June 2018[63]
Norfolk Roller Derby Norwich, Norfolk England 17 March 2013[46]

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