Team England (roller derby)

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England Roller Derby
England Roller Derby 2018.jpg
Founded2011
ColorsRed, white, black and charcoal grey     
Head coachBallistic Whistle
Barry Fight
Rollin' Stoner
Championships3rd place at 2011 Roller Derby World Cup
Broadcasters Derby News Network
Website teamenglandrollerderby.com

England Roller Derby represents England in women's international roller derby, at events such as the Roller Derby World Cup. The team was first formed to compete at the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup in Toronto, Canada, and competed in the 2014 Roller Derby World Cup in Dallas, USA and the 2018 Roller Derby World Cup in Manchester, England.

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Results

2011

Finished the tournament in third place, losing by 161 points to 90 to Team Canada in the semifinal, [1] but beating Team Australia by 203 points to 85 in the third-place playoff. [2] Before the event, The Guardian noted that the team was one of the three favourites, with Canada and Team USA, to reach the final. [3]

2014

Finished the tournament in second place, losing by 291 points to 105 to Team USA in the final. [4]

2018

Finished the tournament in fourth place, losing by 173 points to 147 points to Team Canada in the semifinal. [5]

Lineups

2011 team roster

Six tryout sessions were organised for prospective skaters, and this enabled the coaches to draw up a shortlist of forty. They were invited to attend a final tryout, from which the final roster of twenty was selected. [6] The final line-up was announced in August 2011; [7] more than half the skaters selected for the team were from the London Rollergirls. [8] (league affiliations listed as of at the time of the announcement)

NumberNameLeague
18Dee-Mise Rainy City Rollergirls
138el VISIOUS Hellfire Harlots
10Feral Fairy Leeds Roller Dolls
04Fox Sake London Rollergirls
33Frightning Bolt London Rollergirls
1984Grievous Bodily Charm London Rollergirls
82Hustle Her Central City Rollergirls
101Jack Attack London Rockin' Rollers
666Juicy Lucy London Rollergirls
9Kamikaze Kitten London Rollergirls
75Metallikat London Rollergirls
6Missy Rascal (Vice-Captain) Rainy City Rollergirls
900Ninjette London Rollergirls
.357Raw Heidi London Rollergirls
22Rogue Runner Dolly Rockit Rollers
888Shaolynn Scarlett London Rollergirls
13Stefanie Mainey (Captain) London Rollergirls
66The Mighty Mighty Bash London Rockin' Rollers
68Vagablonde London Rollergirls
16Violet Attack Birmingham Blitz Dames

2011 coaching staff


2014 team roster

Initial tryout sessions for the Team England training squad 2014 were held in both Manchester and London. Prospective skaters were also invited to submit video tryouts if unable to attend the initial sessions. Shortlisted individuals were then invited to a second tryout session in Birmingham from which the final training squad would be selected. The final training squad line-up was announced in January 2014. [9]

NameLeague
Betty Swollox London Rockin' Rollers
Bloxie Blackout Tiger Bay Brawlers
Dos Santos Tiger Bay Brawlers
Ella Storey Middlesbrough Milk Rollers
Fay Roberts Rainy City Roller Girls
Frightning Bolt London Rollergirls
Goregasm London Rollergirls
Grievous Bodily Charm London Rollergirls
Hell Vetica Black London Rollergirls
Holly Hotrod Sheffield Steel Roller Girls
Jen Sykes London Rollergirls
Juicy Lucy London Rollergirls
Kamikaze Kitten London Rollergirls
Kid Block Tiger Bay Brawlers
Kitty Decapitate London Rollergirls
Lexi Lightspeed London Rollergirls
Lorrae Evans London Rollergirls
Missy Rascal Rainy City Rollergirls
Olivia Coupe London Rollergirls
Pip Gray Tiger Bay Brawlers
Raw Heidi London Rollergirls
ReLisa Kracken London Rollergirls
Rogue Runner Dolly Rockit Rollers
Shaolynn Scarlett (captain) London Rollergirls
Sophia Ann Loathing London Rollergirls
Stefanie Mainey (vice-captain) London Rollergirls
Terri Sudron Middlesbrough Milk Rollers
Total Frey-hem London Rollergirls
Trisha Smackanawa Dublin Roller Girls
Union Jack U Up Nashville Roller Girls
Vic Tori Bee Manchester Roller Derby

2014 coaching staff [10]


2018 team roster

Initial tryout sessions for the England Roller Derby training squad 2018 were held in both Oldham and Haywards Heath in August 2016. Prospective skaters were also invited to submit video tryouts if unable to attend the initial sessions. Shortlisted individuals were then invited to a second tryout session in Birmingham in October 2016 from which the final training squad would be selected. The final training squad line-up was announced in October 2016. [11] The final roster for the tournament was announced in December 2017 (indicated below with *). [12]

NumberNameLeague
666Alex Valentine* Rainy City Roller Derby
12Alex Wilde* Rainy City Roller Derby
105Becky RuckusLiverpool Roller Birds [13]
369Carley McAdam London Rollergirls
4Delta Strike* Bristol Roller Derby
7Ella Storey* Middlesbrough Milk Rollers
11Fay Roberts* Rainy City Roller Derby
38Fayetal Blonde Rainy City Roller Derby
8Fisher Rainy City Roller Derby
17Florence the Machine London Rollergirls
8008Gaz* London Rollergirls
308GG Hardy Charm City Roller Girls
1971Ho Chee London Rollergirls
101Jack Attack* London Rollergirls
129Just Jess* London Rollergirls
84Katie Hellvetica Black (vice-captain)* London Rollergirls
40Kid Block* London Rollergirls
7Kristen Lee* London Rollergirls
55Lexi Lightspeed London Rollergirls
314Lucy Newcastle Roller Girls
6955Menace* Rainy City Roller Derby
6Missy Rascal* Rainy City Roller Derby
3Onyeka Igwe* London Rollergirls
419Philly* Rainy City Roller Derby
6Rammit London Rollergirls
22Rogue Runner* London Rollergirls
888Shaolynn Scarlett (captain)* London Rollergirls
13Stefanie Mainey* London Rollergirls
86Terri Sudron* Middlesbrough Milk Rollers
42Trisha Smackanawa* London Rollergirls
19Woo Central City Rollergirls

2018 coaching staff [14]

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