Newcastle Roller Derby

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Newcastle Roller Derby
Metro area Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Country England
Founded2009
TeamsCanny Belters (A team)
Whippin Hinnies (B team)
North Cs (C team)
Track type(s)Flat
Venue Walker Activity Dome
Affiliations WFTDA
Website www.newcastlerollerderby.co.uk

Newcastle Roller Derby (UK) is a flat track roller derby league from Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. [1] [2] The league is a member of both the United Kingdom Roller Derby Association (UKRDA) [3] and the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), [4] and plays by the WFTDA ruleset.

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History

Newcastle Roller Girls was established in 2009 [5] by Claire Byrne (Brie Larceny). The league has three teams: the Canny Belters (A team), the Whippin' Hinnies (B team) and the North Cs (C team). The league follows the WFTDA gender statement. Home games are played at the Walker Dome and Benfield Sports Centre in Newcastle upon Tyne. [6]

In March 2010, the team featured in a BBC Look North report on roller derby in Tyneside. [2] They were featured in a BBC article on roller derby in the northeast in the same year. [7]

Their first bout was away at Hadrian's Brawl on 11 April 2010, playing against the B team from the Auld Reekie Roller Girls at the Meadowbank Sports Centre in Edinburgh. Their first home bout, Flog on the Tyne, was against Granite City Roller Girls on 5 March 2011 at The Lightfoot Centre (now The Walker Activity Dome) in Walker, Newcastle. The home team won by 113 to 63. [8] [9]

In November 2011, Newcastle Roller Girls joined the UK Roller Derby Association. [10] In October 2013, they were accepted as a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Programme. [11] Newcastle became a full WFTDA member league in July 2014. [12]

In February 2020, the league rebranded from Newcastle Roller Girls to Newcastle Roller Derby. [13]

National Team Representation

In 2011, Newcastle player Lucy Tyler (derby name Juicy Lucy) made the Team England (roller derby) training squad for the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup but wasn't selected for the final lineup. [14] She made the team for the 2018 Roller Derby World Cup.

Anita B Nasty was part of the Team Scotland Roller Derby squad for the 2018 Roller Derby World Cup. [15]

Associated teams

An associated men's team was founded in June 2011, Tyne and Fear Roller Derby. A mixed-gender team, Tyne e' Belters, includes members of Newcastle Roller Girls. In 2015 Newcastle Junior Roller Derby was established, [16] a junior roller derby squad, and they made their debut during the half time interval of the British Roller Derby Championships game on 2 April 2016.

EuroClash tournament

In 2017 and 2018 Newcastle Roller Derby hosted EuroClash - a two-day, invitational, international tournament. The 2017 event also featured an exhibition bout between Team Ireland Roller Derby and Team Scotland Roller Derby, which was won 209-128 by the Scots. [17]

A third EuroClash tournament was scheduled for 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

YearParticipating Teams
2017 [17] Auld Reekie Roller Derby, Bear City Roller Derby, Central City Roller Derby, Dublin Roller Derby, Leeds Roller Derby, Middlesbrough Roller Derby, Newcastle Roller Derby, Paris Roller Derby, Tiger Bay Brawlers.
2018 [18] Auld Reekie Roller Derby, Birmingham Blitz Dames, Dock City Rollers, Dublin Roller Derby, Middlesbrough Roller Derby, Newcastle Roller Derby, Steel City Roller Derby, Tiger Bay Brawlers.

WFTDA rankings

Season Final ranking [19] Playoffs Championship
2014167 WFTDA [20] DNQDNQ
2015135 WFTDA [21] DNQDNQ
201676 WFTDA [22] DNQDNQ
201790 WFTDA [23] DNQDNQ
201874 WFTDA [24] DNQDNQ
2019136 WFTDA [25] DNQDNQ
2020138 WFTDADNQDNQ

*Please note that rankings were suspended in March 2020 in light of the pandemic. [26]

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Preceded by
New competition
 British Roller Derby Championships Tier 2 Champions
2015		Succeeded by
Preceded by
New competition
 British Roller Derby Championships Tier 1 Champions
2016		Succeeded by
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