Royal Windsor Roller Derby

Royal Windsor Roller Derby (RWRD) is a flat track roller derby league based in Berkshire, England. Founded in 2007 as Royal Windsor Roller Girls, RWRD is Berkshire's first roller derby league.

For the league based in Windsor, Ontario, see Windsor Roller Derby.
Royal Windsor Roller Derby
Metro areaWindsor
CountryUnited Kingdom
Founded2007
TeamsWho Dares Windsor (A team)
B-Headers (B team)
Track type(s)Flat
VenueWindsor Leisure Centre
AffiliationsUKRDA, WFTDA
Websitewww.royalwindsorrollerderby.co.uk

RWRD has both an A and B level travel team - Who Dares Windsor and the B-Headers - who compete with other leagues, and two intra-league teams. The league trains in Ascot and plays its home games at Windsor Leisure Centre in Windsor.

RWRD is a member of the United Kingdom Roller Derby Association (UKRDA)[1] and the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[2]

History

Royal Windsor Rollergirls had only five skaters and one referee when it was founded in September 2007, but it grew rapidly and had 50 members by April 2010.[3] the team played their first bout in 2009, at the Wycombe Sports Centre in nearby Buckinghamshire, which was attended by more than 350 people.[4]

In July 2011, Royal Windsor Rollergirls became a WFTDA Apprentice league.[5] It was also a founder member of the United Kingdom Roller Derby Association. In June 2012, it became a full member of WFTDA.[6] The league has continued to be active both regionally and internationally, competing in the British Roller Derby Championships in 2015-2018, and European tournaments such as Slip It 2018.[7]

In October 2018, Royal Windsor Rollergirls changed their name to Royal Windsor Roller Derby.

WFTDA rankings
Season Final ranking[8] Playoffs Championship
2013 149 WFTDA[9] DNQ DNQ
2014 173 WFTDA[10] DNQ DNQ
2015 168 WFTDA[11] DNQ DNQ
2016 267 WFTDA[12] DNQ DNQ
2017 263 WFTDA[13] DNQ DNQ
2018 199 WFTDA[14] DNQ DNQ

References
  1. "Member Leagues – United Kingdom Roller Derby Association". ukrda.org.uk. UKRDA. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  2. "Royal Windsor Rollergirls – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  3. "Windsor girls get their skates on for film tickets", BBC News, 7 April 2010
  4. Lawrence Dunhill, "Girls roll into High Wycombe for 'British Bulldog-style' bout", This is Local London, 29 March 2010
  5. WFTDA Adds Crop of 15 Apprentice Leagues, WFTDA, 13 July 2011
  6. "Nine Leagues Become Full WFTDA Members", WFTDA, 1 June 2012
  7. "2018 Slip It | Roller Derby Stats & Rankings | Flat Track Stats". flattrackstats.com. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  8. "Current Rankings", WFTDA
  9. "Rankings: December 31, 2013". WFTDA. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  10. "Rankings: December 31, 2014 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  11. "Rankings: December 31, 2015 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  12. "Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  13. "Rankings: December 31, 2017 – WFTDA". wftda.com. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  14. "Rankings: December 31, 2018 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
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