Dolly Rockit Rollers

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Leicestershire Dolly Rockit Rollers
DRR red logo transparent bg 2012.png
Metro area Leicester
Country United Kingdom
Founded10 January 2010
TeamsAll-Stars (A)
Rockin' Rockets (B)
Track type(s)Flat
Affiliations WFTDA
Website http://www.dollyrockitrollers.co.uk

The Dolly Rockit Rollers (DRR) are a flat track roller derby league based in Leicestershire, England.

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Formed in January 2010, [1] they are members of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), which they joined in July 2014. [2] The league has been a member of the United Kingdom Roller Derby Association (UKRDA) since September 2011. [3]

League history

DRR were formed in January 2010 by skaters Sally-Anne Scrivener (derby name Slamabama) from Birmingham's Central City Rollergirls and Nitro Noush of Rebellion Roller Girls. [1] [4] They were both living in Leicester and travelling to Birmingham and Milton Keynes respectively to play roller derby.

In conjunction with Central City Rollergrils, they organised a practice in the Beaumont Leys area of the city and were encouraged by the high turnout. Leicester has a long affinity with roller skating, with the Granby Halls roller rink widely popular until its closure in 1999, [5] and this provided a solid basis for membership to increase over the following months. The fledgling league was named the Dolly Rockit Rollers, as a pun on the term "rock it" and an homage to Leicester's National Space Centre.

The first bout for DRR was a mixed exhibition game in August 2010, with their first interleague bout (a 79–68 loss to the Newcastle Roller Girls) taking place a month later. This bout also marked the league's debut at their new home, with the Dollies moving from Beaumont Leys to the larger Parklands Leisure Centre at this time. The team would play two more interleague bouts in 2010, winning both of them to finish the year on a 2–1 record. [6]

Skater numbers continued to increase and by May 2011 DRR had enough advanced skaters to form a 'B' team, the Raggy Dollz. [7] The DRR 'B' team made an unofficial debut in May 2011, skating under the name "Free Birds", before playing their first official bout against the Birmingham Blitz Dames’ 'B' team in September of that year. The Dollies were admitted into UKRDA shortly after this bout.

DRR’s All-Stars played a total of twelve public bouts in 2011, with nine wins in total. [6] This record saw them voted amongst the top eight members of the UKRDA and qualified them to play at the Tattoo Freeze 2012 tournament in January of the following year. [8] They would eventually be eliminated in the quarterfinals after a tense game against the Auld Reekie Rollergirls.

In October 2012, the Dollies were accepted as a member of the WFTDA Apprentice Program, [9] and became a full member of the WFTDA in July 2014. [2]

Teams

The league currently fields two teams:

The league has undergone restructuring with some teams retired:

National Team Representation

At the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup and 2014 Roller Derby World Cup, the league's Rogue Runner played for Team England Roller Derby. Holly Sheet was selected for Team Ireland Roller Derby in 2011. [15] [16]

WFTDA rankings

Season Final ranking [17] Playoffs Championship
2016251 WFTDA [18] DNQDNQ
2017308 WFTDA [19] DNQDNQ
2018241 WFTDA [20] DNQDNQ
2019354 WFTDA [21] DNQDNQ
2020350 WFTDA [22] DNQDNQ

*Please note that rankings were suspended in March 2020 in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. [23]

Five Nations Roller Derby Championships

At the first British Championships in 2015, the Dolly Rockit Rollers were placed into the 'Women T3 West' tier. They lost all their games. [24]

For the British Roller Derby Championships 2016: Women Tier 4 West, the Dollys performed better, ending in second place. [25]

This strong performance led to their promotion back to the Women's T3 Regional division for 2017, [26] where they remained in 2018. [27]

In 2021, the British Championships rebranded as the Five Nations Roller Derby Championships. [28]

Game history

The following is a list of open-door interleague games played by the Dolly Rockit Rollers since their inception in 2010.

DateHome/AwayDRR TeamOpponentResult
(DRR score shown first)		Bout name
25 Sep 2010HomeDRR All-stars Newcastle Roller Girls 68–79Block the Casbah
23 Oct 2010AwayDRR All-stars Granite City Roller Girls 82–56Jammerblocky
20 Nov 2010HomeDRR All-starsWakey Wheeled Cats109–76Helter Belter
5 Feb 2011HomeDRR All-starsRomsey Town Rollerbillies129–126 (Overtime)Birthday Bash
26 Feb 2011AwayDRR All-starsLiverpool Roller Birds111–68A Hard Days Fight
2 April 2011AwayDRR All-stars Hot Wheel Roller Derby 102–43Great Yorkshire Showdown
2 April 2011AwayDRR All-stars Manchester Roller Derby 52–83Great Yorkshire Showdown
7 May 2011AwayDRR Free Birds (B-team)Newcastle Roller Girls64–44Sweet Home Alajammer
7 May 2011AwayDRR All-starsNewcastle Roller Girls83–107Sweet Home Alajammer
6 Aug 2011HomeDRR All-stars Tiger Bay Brawlers 86–95School of Block
10 Sep 2011HomeDRR All-starsHot Wheel Roller Derby128–119Club TropiCarnage
24 Sep 2011AwayDRR All-stars Royal Windsor Rollergirls 161–63Unthemed
1 Oct 2011AwayDRR Raggy DollzDawn of the Dames123–84Rolling Dead
1 Oct 2011AwayDRR All-stars Birmingham Blitz Dames 120–86Rolling Dead
5 Nov 2011HomeDRR All-starsGranite City Roller Girls163–57Beats International
18 Nov 2011HomeDRR All-stars Lincolnshire Bombers Roller Girls 131–130Rollerburn
17 Dec 2011AwayDRR All-stars Rainy City Roller Girls Tender Hooligans160–94Christmas Bonanza
15 Jan 2012HomeDRR All-stars Auld Reekie Roller Girls 60–100Tattoo Freeze
11 Feb 2012AwayDRR All-stars London Rockin' Rollers Rising Stars165–123Jammer Throw
11 Feb 2012HomeDRR Raggy DollzSSRG Crucibelles165–101Hit Her With Glitter
11 Feb 2012HomeDRR All-stars Sheffield Steel Rollergirls 131–196Hit Her With Glitter
31 Mar 2012AwayDRR Raggy DollzWakey Wheeled Cats211–126Hoedown Showdown
21 Apr 2012HomeDRR All-starsLiverpool Roller Birds308–124The Blocky Horror Picture Show
5 May 2012AwayDRR All-starsBig Bucks High Rollers158–169 (Overtime)Cinco De Mayhem
19 May 2012HomeDRR Raggy Dollz Norfolk Brawds Roller Derby 271–58Unthemed
26 May 2012AwayDRR All-stars Brighton Rockers Roller Derby 69–224A Right Royal Rumble
9 Jun 2012HomeDRR All-stars Helsinki Roller Derby 71–99Fight to the Finnish
14 Jul 2012HomeDRR All-starsRomsey Town Rollerbillies151–120Unthemed
4 Aug 2012HomeDRR All-starsBlitz Dames93–121Super Jamio
8 Sept 2012HomeDRR All-stars Royal Windsor Roller Girls 77–184SuperJammersGoBallistic...!
29 Sept 2012AwayRaggy DollzKent Roller Girls82–184Block n Roll High School
13 Oct 2012AwayDRR All-stars Tiger Bay Brawlers 30–496Unnamed
17 Nov 2012HomeRaggy DollzPortsmouth Roller Wenches112–134My Big Fat Derby Wedding
8 Dec 2012AwayDRR All-starsHot Wheel Roller Derby75–296Unnamed
17 Feb 2013HomeDRR All-starsBristol Harbour Harlots116–273Smack Down
16 Mar 2013AwayDRR All-starsOne Love Roller Dolls120–165Glam Block
17 Mar 2013AwayDRR All-stars Go-Go Gent Roller Derby 74–300Closed door
20 Apr 2013HomeDRR All-starsCroydon106–229Tank Grrls
21 Apr 2013AwayDRR All-starsSeaside Sirens162–178Merby Opener
11 May 2013AwayDRR All-stars Middlesbrough Milk Rollers 112–326Unnamed bout
1 Jun 2013HomeDRR All-starsBatter C Power103–308Tank Grrl
13 Jul 2013HomeDRR All-starsBrighton B110–88Darbie Grrl
07 Sept 2013AwayDRR All-starsSheffield Steel Roller Girls90–314Unnamed
2 Nov 2013HomeDRR All-starsBig Bucks High Rollers264–71Blockamole
23 Nov 2013AwayDRR All-starsPortsmouth Roller Wenches165–262Tash Bash!
12 Jan 2014AwayDRR All-stars Central City Roller Girls 28–372Tattoo Freeze 2014
25 Jan 2014HomeDRR All-starsVienna Roller Girls157–286Ultrablox
22 Feb 2014AwayDRR All-starsTiger Bay Brawlers B86–202Tiger Bay double header
29 Mar 2014HomeDRR All-starsKent Roller Girls119–177U Kent Touch This
26 Apr 2014AwayDRR All-starsRainy City Roller Girls138–103Unnamed
27 Apr 2014AwayDRR All-starsMilton Keynes Concrete Cows79–211Super Slam Down
17 May 2014HomeDRR All-starsLondon Rockin Rollers B167–145Space Dinosaurs on Skates
12 July 2014AwayDRR All-starsRebellion Roller Derby251–135Unknown
25 Oct 2014AwayDRR All-starsCentral City Roller Girls85–202CCR Tournament
31 Jan 2015HomeDRR All-starsRebellion Roller Derby213–110Hunger Games
1 Mar 2015AwayDRR All-starsHereford Roller Girls123–133British Championships
14 Mar 2015HomeDRR All-starsHell's Bells188–109Pi Day Games
29 Mar 2015AwayDRR All-stars Belfast Roller Derby 147–297British Championships
18 Apr 2015AwayDRR All-starsRoller Derby Porto140–189Porto Game
16 May 2015AwayDRR All-starsSwansea City Roller Derby50–401British Championships
27 Jun 2015HomeDRR All-starsBirmingham Blitz Dames42–400British Championships
11 Jul 2015AwayDRR All-starsRCRG Tender Hooligans191–178Away game

Last updated: 25 Jul 2012
Source: Euroderby.org

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