Inner West Roller Derby League

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Inner West Roller Derby League
Metro areaSydney
CountryAustralia
Founded2012
TeamsSkatecrashers (A-Team)
Bamshees (B-Team)
Track type(s)Flat
Website innerwestrollerderby.com

Inner West Roller Derby League (IWRDL) is a roller derby league based in the Inner West of Sydney. Established in 2012, [1] the team competes in local and national tournaments, including the 5x5 Roller Derby Championship [2] and the Great Southern Slam. The league also travels interstate [3] for friendly bouts to further awareness and development of the sport within Australia.

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Competition History

2018

IWRDL finished second in the 2018 5x5 Roller Derby Championship Division 1 tournament after a 281–102 loss to the Newcastle Dockyard Dames. [4]

2017

IWRDL won the 2017 5x5 Roller Derby Championship Division 2 [5] (Battlegrounds) title after a 2018–179 [6] win over the Blue Mountains Roller Derby League.

2016

IWRDL finished the 2016 5x5 Roller Derby Championship season in 3rd place, after a 233–118 win over the Northern Beaches Roller Girls in the Division 2 competition [7]

2015

IWRDL won the 2015 5x5 Roller Derby Championship Division 2 title after a 186–118 win over Central Coast Roller Derby United [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Alexis Carey (4 May 2014). "Inner West Roller Derby League Partners with Newtown's Young Henry's Brewery to Promote Sport". Sydney, Australia: Inner West Courier. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  2. ↑ Ciao Magazine Staff (24 February 2014). "Things We Love". Sydney, Australia: Ciao Magazine. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  3. ↑ Hamish Geale (30 August 2017). "Roller derby comes to Westbury as Launceston, Sydney go to battle". Launceston, Australia: The Examiner. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
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