Team England (roller derby)
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, UK.
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| Founded | 2011 |
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| Colors | Red, white, black and charcoal grey |
| Head coach | Ballistic Whistle Barry Fight Rollin' Stoner |
| Championships | 3rd place at 2011 Roller Derby World Cup |
| Broadcasters | Derby News Network |
| Website | teamenglandrollerderby |
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
- Ballistic Whistle, London Rollergirls
- Barry Fight, Central City Rollergirls
- Rollin' Stoner, Royal Windsor Rollergirls
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]
2014 coaching staff[10]
- Ballistic Whistle, London Rollergirls
- Stefanie Mainey, London Rollergirls
- Rollin' Stoner, Royal Windsor Rollergirls
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]
2018 coaching staff[14]
- Tomi "Illbilly" Lang, Southern Discomfort
- Shane Aisbett, Southern Discomfort
References
- 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.
- 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.
- Sassoon Coby, Alex (1 December 2011). "The Roller Derby World Cup: not your average bid for world domination". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- "World Cup 2014 | Roller Derby Stats & Rankings | Flat Track Stats". flattrackstats.com. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- "Day 4 Results – 2018 Roller Derby World Cup – Roller Derby World Cup". Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- "Inside World Cup: Team England". DerbyLife. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- 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.
- Lee, Veronica (27 November 2011). "Roller Derby: Rollers who are rocking the world of women". The Independent. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- Talionis, Lex (20 January 2014). "Team England Announce 2014 Roster". Derby News Network. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- "August | 2013 | United Kingdom Roller Derby Association". Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- "England Roller Derby". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- "England Roller Derby". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- "Liverpool Roller Birds". Liverpool Roller Birds. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- Relations, UKRDA Public. "June | 2016 | United Kingdom Roller Derby Association". Retrieved 20 May 2020.
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