Cardiff Roller Collective

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Cardiff Roller Collective
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Metro area Cardiff
Country Wales
Founded 2010
Teams Bridgend Bombshells (derby)
Cardiff Rude Birds (derby)
Raiders of the Roath Park (derby)
Cardiff Cross Bones (hockey)
Track type(s) Flat
Venue Cardiff University
Affiliations UKRDA
Website www.cardiffrollercollective.com

The Cardiff Roller Collective (CRoC) are a roller sports league based in Cardiff, Wales. Founded in 2010, the league has three roller derby, one roller hockey team, and an artistic skating group.

Cardiff City & County in Wales

Cardiff is the capital of Wales, and its largest city. The eleventh-largest city in the United Kingdom, it is Wales's chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural institutions and Welsh media, and the seat of the National Assembly for Wales. At the 2011 census, the unitary authority area population was estimated to be 346,090, and the wider urban area 479,000. Cardiff is a significant tourist centre and the most popular visitor destination in Wales with 21.3 million visitors in 2017. In 2011, Cardiff was ranked sixth in the world in National Geographic's alternative tourist destinations.

Wales Country in northwest Europe, part of the United Kingdom

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in 2011 of 3,063,456 and has a total area of 20,779 km2 (8,023 sq mi). Wales has over 1,680 miles (2,700 km) of coastline and is largely mountainous, with its higher peaks in the north and central areas, including Snowdon, its highest summit. The country lies within the north temperate zone and has a changeable, maritime climate.

Roller derby contact sport

Roller derby is a contact sport played by two teams of five members roller skating counter-clockwise around a track. Roller derby is played by approximately 1,250 amateur leagues worldwide, mostly inside the United States.

Founded in October 2010, [1] It initially had two teams, the Raiders of Roath Park and the Roathmantics; [2] these were subsequently rearranged. The Collective was also joined by the Bridgend Bombshells, which had been founded in 2009. The Bombshells were based at the Bridgend Recreation Centre, in a town near Cardiff, although this was set for closure at the end of 2011. [3]

Bridgend town in Wales

Bridgend is a town in Bridgend County Borough in Wales, 20 miles (32 km) west of the capital Cardiff and 20 miles (32 km) east of Swansea. The river crossed by the original bridge, which gave the town its name, is the River Ogmore, but the River Ewenny also passes to the south of the town.

By late 2011, CRoC had launched roller hockey and artistic roller skating groups, and its membership exceeded seventy people. [4]

CRoC became members of the United Kingdom Roller Derby Association in May 2012. [5]

The United Kingdom Roller Derby Association (UKRDA) is the National Association for roller derby in the UK. The association was formed in 2010 with 15 member leagues, and was recognized by the British Roller Sports Federation soon after.

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References

  1. ↑ "Roll up and join League in Cardiff", South Wales Echo , 8 December 2010
  2. ↑ Julia McWatt, "US female skate sport rolls into South Wales", South Wales Echo , 28 December 2010
  3. ↑ "Bridgend Bombshells roller derby team seeks new home", BBC News , 29 September 2011
  4. ↑ Kirstie McCrum, "Club of the week: Get your skates on for roller derby", South Wales Echo
  5. ↑ "Welcome to new Member Cardiff Roller Collective (CRoC)", UKRDA, 9 May 2012
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