Auckland Roller Derby League

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Auckland Roller Derby League
Auckland Roller Derby league logo.jpg
Metro area Auckland
Country New Zealand
Founded2011
TeamsAuckland Bolts (A team)
Track type(s)Flat
VenueActivZone Glenfield
Affiliations WFTDA
Website aucklandrollerderby.com

The Auckland Roller Derby League (ARDL) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Auckland, New Zealand. Founded in 2011, the league is made up of a range of dedicated skaters, officials and volunteers. The bolts team wear blue and white with lightning-patterned pants. ARDL play teams from other leagues and across the globe, and is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). [1]

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History

The league was founded in 2011 by a group of skaters from the Pirate City Rollers. They planned to reduce their use of derby names, and to wear more traditional sporting uniforms. [2] Described by the Derby News Network as "some of the most experienced derby skaters in the Southern Hemisphere", they were soon joined by Anna "Wonton Destruction" Wong, the founder of Bristol Roller Derby in England. [3]

Auckland competed in the 2012 Great Southern Slam, losing 202-66 to the Victorian Roller Derby League, but beating the Newcastle Roller Derby League 107-89. They did not progress to the semi-finals. [4] In August, Auckland played at the first national tournament in New Zealand, beating Richter City in the semi-final, and the Swamp City Roller Rats in the final, to take the trophy. [5]

In October 2012, Auckland was accepted as a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Programme. [6] In January 2016, ARDL was [7] accepted as WFTDA full members.

WFTDA rankings

Season Final ranking [8] Playoffs Championship
2016274 WFTDA [9] DNQDNQ
2017191 WFTDA [10] DNQDNQ
2018NR [11] DNQDNQ

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References

  1. ↑ "Auckland Roller Derby – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  2. ↑ Hannah Spyksma, "Skaters redefine the sport", Auckland Now, 13 April 2012
  3. ↑ Beck Wise, "Feature Preview: The Great Southern Slam", Derby News Network , 8 June 2012
  4. ↑ Beck Wise, "TGSS Day One Recaps Archived June 15, 2012, at the Wayback Machine ", Derby News Network , 9 June 2012
  5. ↑ "Auckland triumphant at first derby nationals", Scoop Media, 28 August 2012
  6. ↑ "22 Leagues Join WFTDA Apprentice Program", WFTDA, 18 October 2012
  7. ↑ "WFTDA Welcomes26 New Member Leagues - LatestNews - Women's Flat Track Derby Association". wftda.org. WFTDA. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "Current Rankings", WFTDA
  9. ↑ "Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  10. ↑ "Rankings: December 31, 2017 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  11. ↑ "Rankings: December 31, 2018 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
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