Sport | Roller derby |
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Founded | 2010 |
Ceased | 2021 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Last champion(s) | London Rockin' Rollers |
Official website | ukrda |
The United Kingdom Roller Derby Association (UKRDA) was the member-led National Association for roller derby in the UK, with the aim of promoting and lobbying for the sport. [1] The association was formed in 2008 but formalised in 2010 with 14 member leagues [2] [3] and in February 2011, it was recognised by the British Roller Sports Federation. [4] [5] [6]
In June 2021, an EGM was held to discuss the closure of the association due to inadequate support for the organisation's running. It was disbanded shortly thereafter.
The UKRDA had a cooperative relationship with the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), encouraging its members to also become members of the WFTDA, and recognised the WFTDA Rules of Flat Track Roller Derby. [7] Membership of the association was open to any UK roller derby league who met their criteria as long as all competing skaters met the WFTDA or Men's Roller Derby Association Gender Policy and were at least 18 years old on an adult team, and up to and including 17 years old on a junior team. [8]
The United Kingdom Roller Derby Association (UKRDA) exists to lobby for and promote the sport of roller derby in the UK. We aim to help drive the growth, expertise and recognition of the sport, whilst supporting and encouraging our members to develop and grow individually into strong, athletic leagues. [9]
In June 2010, the UKRDA was formally established and membership was granted to the following leagues. [10]
League | Location | Country |
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Auld Reekie Roller Girls | Edinburgh | Scotland |
Birmingham Blitz Dames | Birmingham, West Midlands | England |
Central City Rollergirls | Birmingham, West Midlands | England |
Glasgow Roller Girls | Glasgow | Scotland |
Granite City Roller Girls | Aberdeen | Scotland |
Leeds Roller Dolls | Leeds, West Yorkshire | England |
Lincolnshire Bombers Roller Girls | Lincoln, Lincolnshire | England |
London Rockin' Rollers | London | England |
London Rollergirls | London | England |
Middlesbrough Milk Rollers | Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire | England |
Rebellion Roller Derby | Bedford, Bedfordshire | England |
Romsey Town Rollerbillies | Cambridge, Cambridgeshire | England |
Royal Windsor Rollergirls | Windsor, Berkshire | England |
Sheffield Steel Rollergirls | Sheffield, South Yorkshire | England |
The organisation's membership list was last updated in June 2021, shortly before it disbanded. [11]
League | Location | Country | Admitted | Disbanded |
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Basingstoke Bullets Roller Derby | Basingstoke, Hampshire | England | 7 January 2015 [34] | 28 October 2017 [54] |
Cardiff Roller Collective | Cardiff | Wales | 9 May 2012 [13] | |
Fierce Valley Roller Derby | Scotland | 24 October 2013 [55] | 31 December 2017 | |
Haunted City Rollers | Derby, Derbyshire | England | 28 November 2012 [56] | 1 January 2018 [57] |
Hot Wheel Roller Derby | Leeds, West Yorkshire | England | 1 July 2013 [58] | 19 December 2016 [58] |
Killa Hurtz Roller Derby | Chelmsford, Essex | England | 5 March 2018 [25] | |
Nottingham Roller Derby | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire | England | 22 March 2015 [59] | |
NPT Roller Derby | Neath | Wales | 9 June 2013 [60] | 31 October 2020 [61] |
Ponty Pirate Derby Dames | Pontypridd | Wales | 9 June 2013 [62] | |
Seaside Siren Roller Girls | Southend-on-Sea, Essex | England | 17 June 2012 [60] | 13 June 2018 [63] |
Norfolk Roller Derby | Norwich, Norfolk | England | 17 March 2013 [46] |
The Dallas Derby Devils (DDD) is a flat track roller derby league in Dallas, Texas and surrounding area of Ft. Worth, Texas. Founded in November 2004, the Dallas Derby Devils is the original North Texas roller derby league with a current roster of over one hundred active skaters, making DDD one of the largest flat track derby leagues in the southern United States. The Dallas Derby Devils are an original member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).
London Roller Derby is a flat track roller derby league and a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). The league were founding members of the United Kingdom Roller Derby Association (UKRDA).
Newcastle Roller Derby (UK) is a flat track roller derby league from Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. The league is a member of both the United Kingdom Roller Derby Association (UKRDA) and the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), and plays by the WFTDA ruleset.
London Rockin' Rollers (LRR) is a flat-track roller derby league based in London, England. Founded in 2007, the league is a member of both the United Kingdom Roller Derby Association (UKRDA) and the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).
Middlesbrough Roller Derby is a flat track roller derby league based in Middlesbrough, England. The league is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) and the United Kingdom Roller Derby Association.
Sheffield Steel Roller Derby (SSRD) is a flat track roller derby league based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. Founded in August 2008,
Lincolnshire Bombers Roller Derby is a flat track roller derby league, based in Lincoln, England. Lincolnshire is a member of the United Kingdom Roller Derby Association (UKRDA) and the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).
The Dolly Rockit Rollers (DRR) are a flat track roller derby league based in Leicestershire, England.
Glasgow Roller Derby is a flat track roller derby league in Glasgow, Scotland. Founded in 2007, the league consists of two travel teams, three home teams and a skater training course for players and referees. Glasgow is a member of the United Kingdom Roller Derby Association (UKRDA), and the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).
Royal Windsor Roller Derby (RWRD) was a flat track roller derby league based in Berkshire, England. Founded in 2007 as Royal Windsor Roller Girls, RWRD was Berkshire's first roller derby league, and one of the first in the UK. The league trained in Ascot and played its home games at Windsor Leisure Centre.
Tiger Bay Brawlers (TBB) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Cardiff, Wales. Founded in April 2010, the league has two teams that compete against teams from other leagues. Tiger Bay is a member of the United Kingdom Roller Derby Association (UKRDA) and the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).
Nottingham Hellfire HarlotsRoller Derby was a flat track roller derby league based in Nottingham, England. Founded in April 2010, the league had two travel teams who played against teams from other leagues. It was a member of the United Kingdom Roller Derby Association (UKRDA) and the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). The league announced their disbanding on the 3rd of August, 2023, citing the difficulties with continuing to run a grassroots sports team.
Rainy City Roller Derby (RCRD) is a flat track roller derby league based in Oldham, England. Founded as Rainy City Roller Girls in 2008, the league consists of four adult teams, which compete against teams from other leagues, and a junior roller derby team, Rainy City Juniors.
Belfast Roller Derby (BRD) is a flat track roller derby league based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Founded in January 2010, the league consists of two teams that play teams from other leagues, and is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).
Manchester Roller Derby (MRD) is a flat track roller derby league based in Manchester, England. Founded in 2010, as the first co-ed league in the UK, they became members of the Men's Roller Derby Association in December 2012 and of United Kingdom Roller Derby Association in November 2013.
Norfolk Roller Derby (NRD) are a flat track roller derby league based in Norwich, England and were the first roller derby team to form within the county. Initially playing as The Norfolk Brawds, they changed their name to Norfolk Roller Derby in 2019.
Brighton Rockers Roller Derby (BRRD) is a flat track roller derby league based in Brighton in East Sussex, England. Founded in 2010, the league consists of three teams, which compete against teams from other leagues.
Bath Roller Derby is a roller derby league based in Bath, Somerset. Founded in 2012, the league plays to the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) ruleset. The league has been a member of the United Kingdom Roller Derby Association (UKRDA) since May 2015.
Halifax Bruising Banditas (HBB) are a flat track roller derby league based in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. Established in 2011, they are the first roller derby league in the Calderdale and Kirklees area. They play to the ruleset of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), and have been members of the United Kingdom Roller Derby Association (UKRDA) since 2013.
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