Roller Girls of the Apocalypse

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Roller Girls of the Apocalypse
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Metro area Kaiserslautern
Country Germany
Founded2010
TeamsThe Wreckoning (A team)
The Night Terrors (B team)
Track type(s)Flat
VenueUni SportHalle
Affiliations WFTDA
Website www.rgaderby.org

Roller Girls of the Apocalypse (RGA) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Kaiserslautern, Germany. Founded in 2009, the league consists of two teams, which compete against teams from other leagues. Roller Girls of the Apocalypse is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). [1]

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History

The league was founded in June 2010 as the K-Town Derby Girls. [2] [3] The founders were soon joined by three American women who had previous experience of the sport. [3] While many members work at the town's United States Air Force base, being part of the Kaiserslautern Military Community, the league has also included German, French, Canadian and British members. [2]

The league has played internationally against a variety of opponents and, for example, were the Pirate Brides WupperValley's first opponent. [4] [5] Members of RGA have participated in two German National Championships.

In July 2012, the league was accepted as a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Programme, [6] and became a full member of the WFTDA in March 2014. [7]

WFTDA rankings

Season Final ranking [8] Playoffs Championship
2015268 WFTDA [9] DNQDNQ
2016313 WFTDA [10] DNQDNQ
2017297 WFTDA [11] DNQDNQ
2018348 WFTDA [12] DNQDNQ

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References

  1. "Roller Girls of the Apocalypse – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Roller Girls of the Apocalypse: skating with a vengeance", Kaiserslautern American, 16 November 2012
  3. 1 2 January 2012: Roller Girls of the Apocalypse", Roller Derby Shirt Club
  4. Hailey Haux, "Roller Girls of the Apocalypse", Kaiserslautern American, 22 March 2013
  5. Lisa Scholz, "Roller Derby: Hinfallen, aufstehen, entern", Solinger Tageblatt, 1 September 2011 (in German)
  6. "WFTDA Accepts 35 Apprentice Leagues Archived 2014-09-29 at the Wayback Machine ", WFTDA, 16 July 2012
  7. "WFTDA Accepts 9 New Members - LatestNews - Women's Flat Track Derby Association". wftda.org. WFTDA. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
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