Brighton Rockers Roller Derby

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Brighton Rockers Roller Derby
Brighton Rockers Roller Derby logo.webp
Metro area Brighton
Country England
Founded2010
TeamsBrighton Rockers (A team)
Brighton Rockerbillies (B team)
Brighton C-Side (C team)
Track type(s)Flat
Venue The Dolphin Leisure Centre
Affiliations UKRDA, WFTDA
Website brightonrockers.com

Brighton Rockers Roller Derby (BRRD) is a flat track roller derby league based in Brighton in East Sussex, England. Founded in 2010, the league consists of three teams, [1] which compete against teams from other leagues.

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Brighton Rockers is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), [2] and the United Kingdom Roller Derby Association. [3]

League History

The league formed in 2010 in the Lion and Lobster pub at a meeting including founder member Elli Ades (derby name Hairy Fairy), and The Mighty Mighty Bash, who came from London Rockin' Rollers. [4] [5]

Brighton was accepted as a member of the United Kingdom Roller Derby Association (UKRDA) in March 2012, [6] though the league suffered a setback in July, when its kit was stolen from a member's car. [7]

In 2013 it played in the first UKRDA Southern tournament, "Roller Rumble", in which it finished in fourth place after a narrow loss to Bristol Roller Derby. [8] [9]

In January 2015, Brighton Rockers entered the WFTDA Apprentice Program. [10] The Rockers became a full member of the WFTDA in July 2017. [11]

League Structure

Brighton Rockers

Brighton Rockers is the All Stars Travel team. Consisting of a roster of twenty skaters who compete all over the world against other WFTDA-ranked teams. [12]

Brighton Rockerbillies

Formed in 2015, Brighton Rockerbillies are the B Team of Brighton Rockers. The Rockerbillies compete against teams all over the UK and Europe. [13]

Brighton C-Side

Formed in 2018, Brighton C-Side are the C Team of the Brighton Rockers. The C-Siders compete again challenge teams and recreational leagues in the UK. [14]

Brighton Rockers All Terrain Support (BRATS)

This is the league's official fan club, who have their own website and produce game reports and a fanzine, Turn Left. [15] [16]

WFTDA rankings

Season Final ranking [17] Playoffs Championship
2018287 WFTDA [18] DNQDNQ
2019279 WFTDA [19] DNQDNQ
2020279 WFTDA [20] DNQDNQ

*Please note that rankings were suspended in March 2020 in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. [21]

British Roller Derby Championships

The Rockers participated in the Women T2 South tier of the British Roller Derby Championships in 2015. They faced London Rockin' Rollers, who beat them 207-141. Their next game was against Portsmouth Roller Wenches, which also ended in defeat for the Brighton side, 215-150. Their bad luck continued with a loss to Royal Windsor Roller Derby, 348-196, but the Rockers beat Seaside Siren Roller Girls in their final game of the competition, 253-175. [22]

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References

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