London Rockin' Rollers
Metro area | London, England |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Founded | 2007 |
Teams |
NeanderDolls Voodoo Skull Krushers Goldie Lookin' Chain Gang London Rockin' Rollers All Stars (travel team) London Rockin' Rollers Rising Stars (B travel team) |
Track type(s) | Flat |
Venue | Newham Leisure Centre, Newham |
Affiliations | UKRDA, WFTDA |
Org. type | Not-for-profit |
Website |
londonrockinrollers |
The London Rockin' Rollers (LRR) are a women's flat-track roller derby league based in London, England and play by Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) rules.
History
The league was started in 2007. At the time, there were only two other roller derby teams in the UK: the London Rollergirls and the Birmingham Blitz Dames. The team went on to make UK roller derby history later that year, by participating in the UK's first ever interleague scrimmage with the Birmingham Blitz Dames on 1 July. They made history again in 2007 when they played the Stuttgart Valley Roller Girlz in Europe's first interleague bout on the 14th of October.
In 2009, the league presented their first home bouting season at the historic York Hall in Bethnal Green.[1] The league also hosted its very first intraleague bout on the 27th of February 2010, a closely fought bout between the Voodoo Skull Krushers and the NeanderDolls[2]
In 2011, four of the league were involved in the Roller Derby World Cup: Jack Attack and then member The Mighty Mighty Bash representing Team England (3rd place), Kit Kat Power representing Team Sweden (6th place) and Dr D Zaster, the league's then Head Referee as Referee.
In January 2012, London Rockin' Rollers competed in, and won, the UKRDA's Tattoo Freeze Tournament. In June, several of LRR were part of the Olympic Games Opening ceremony and the Paralympic Games opening ceremony.[3] In September, Kit Kat Power represented Team Sweden against Team USA and Jackattack represented Team England, also against Team USA.
In October 2012, the league was accepted as a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Programme,[4] and it became a full member of the WFTDA in September 2013.[5]
Teams
The London Rockin' Rollers founded three new home teams late in 2009, the NeanderDolls,[6] Voodoo Skull Krushers,[7] and the Goldie Lookin' Chain Gang.[8]
Members from the home teams compete against other leagues on either of the league's travel teams; the London Rockin' Rollers All Stars, and the London Rockin' Rollers Rising Stars.[9]
The Rising Stars, who are the 'B' travel team, were formed in late 2010 and have already competed in international bouts against Kallio Rolling Rainbow in Helsinki, Finland, and Crime City Rollers in Malmö, Sweden.
Competitive History
2013
Home
- March 23 London Rockin' Rollers 252 : 104 Hot Wheel Roller Derby
- May 11 London Rockin' Rollers 196 : 135 Hellfire Harlots
- June 22 London Rockin' Rollers 150 : 149 Paris Rollergirls
- June 29 London Rockin' Rollers (B) 166 : 155 Hells Belles Roller Derby
- July 6 London Rockin' Rollers 120 : 145 Copenhagen Roller Derby
- September 4 London Rockin' Rollers 119 : 205 Gent Go Go Rollergirls
- October 13 London Rockin' Rollers (B) 111 : 208 Mean Valley Roller Girls
- October 26 London Rockin' Rollers 41 : 769 Southern Discomfort Roller Derby
- December 14 London Rockin' Rollers (B) 87 : 237 Malmo Crime City Rollers B
- December 14 London Rockin' Rollers 144 : 283 Malmo Crime City Rollers
Away
- March 9 London Rockin Rollers 210 : 237 Brighton Rockers Roller Derby
- June 6 London Rockin' Rollers 62 : 255 Stockholm Roller Derby
- August 3 London Rockin' Rollers 255 : 76 Birmingham Blitz Dames (Feel Good Hits Of The Summer)
- August 3 London Rockin' Rollers 121 : 190 Middlesbrough Milk Rollers (Feel Good Hits Of The Summer)
2012
Home[10]
- June 9 London Rockin' Rollers 244: 209 Dublin Rollergirls
- October 20 London Rockin' Rollers 100: 172 Stockholm Roller Derby
- December 15 Goldie Lookin' Chain Gang 83: 98 Voodoo Skull Krushers
- December 15 Voodoo Skull Krushers 46: 85 Neanderdolls
- December 15 Neanderdolls 128: 84 Goldie Lookin' Chain Gang
- December 15 Voodoo Skull Krushers 84: 71 Neanderdolls
Away
- January 15 London Rockin' Rollers 122 : 44 Lincolnshire Bombers Roller Girls (Tattoo Freeze)
- January 15 London Rockin' Rollers 78 : 61 Auld Reekie Roller Girls (Tattoo Freeze)
- January 15 London Rockin' Rollers 105: 23 Central City Rollergirls (Tattoo Freeze)
- February 18 London Rockin' Rollers (B) 123: 165 Dolly Rockit Rollers
- March 31 London Rockin' Rollers (B) 84: 254 Tiger Bay Brawlers
- May 19 London Rockin' Rollers 109: 223 Central City Rollergirls
- June 16 London Rockin' Rollers 119: 91 Leeds Roller Dolls
- August 19 London Rockin' Rollers 145: 122 Big Bucks High Rollers
- August 25 London Rockin' Rollers 114: 168 Glasgow Roller Derby (Chaos On The Clyde)
- August 25 London Rockin' Rollers 152: 107 Stuttgart Valley Rollergirlz (Chaos On The Clyde)
- August 26 London Rockin' Rollers 92: 173 Auld Reekie Roller Girls (Chaos On The Clyde)
2011
Home
- February 5 Goldie Lookin' Chain Gang 98 : 109 Voodoo Skull Krushers (2010 Final)
- March 19 London Rockin' Rollers 172 : 31 Leeds Roller Dolls
- March 19 London Rockin' Rollers (B) 112 : 73 Tiger Bay Brawlers
- May 1 London Rockin' Rollers 101 : 123 Central City Rollergirls
- May 1 Neanderdolls 86 : 73 Voodoo Skull Krushers
- July 2 London Rockin' Rollers (B) 170 : 44 Bedfordshire Roller Girls
- July 2 Goldie Lookin' Chain Gang 117 : 92 Neanderdolls
- September 3 London Rockin' Rollers 149 : 110 Auld Reekie Roller Girls [Twisted Thistles]
- September 3 London Rockin' Rollers (B) 124 : 126 Auld Reekie Roller Girls [Cannon Belles]
- October 16 London Rockin' Rollers (A) 212 : 115 Stuttgart Valley Rollergirlz
- October 16 Voodoo Skull Krushers 178 : 118 Goldie Lookin' Chain Gang
- December 10 London Rockin' Rollers 218 : 102 Southern Discomfort Roller Derby
Away
- January 15 London Rockin' Rollers 117: 63 Auld Reekie Roller Girls (Tattoo Freeze)
- January 15 London Rockin' Rollers 76 : 96 London Rollergirls (B) (Tattoo Freeze)
- January 16 London Rockin' Rollers 116 : 55 Central City Rollergirls (Tattoo Freeze)
- May 14 Central City Rollergirls 99 : 90 London Rockin' Rollers
- July 23 Crime City Rollers 300 : 43 London Rockin' Rollers (B)
- November 19 Berlin Bombshells (B) 150 : 149 London Rockin Rollers (B)
- November 19 Berlin Bombshells (A) 187 : 195 London Rockin' Rollers (A)
2010
Home
- February 27 NeanderDolls 95 : 98 Voodoo Skull Krushers
- May 15 London Rockin' Rollers: 105 : 88 Rainy City Roller Girls [Manchester Motley Crew]
- August 21 Voodoo Skull Krushers 118 :120 Goldie Lookin' Chain Gang
- November 14 Neanderdolls 65: 109 Goldie Lookin' Chain Gang
Away
- February 13 Glasgow Roller Girls [Irn Bruisers] 116 : 102 London Rockin' Rollers
- June 19 Leeds Roller Dolls [Rotten Rollers] 94 : 116 London Rockin' Rollers
- August 7 Auld Reekie Roller Girls 93: 117 London Rockin' Rollers
- October 16 Stuttgart Valley Roller Girlz 85 : 116 London Rockin' Rollers
- October 30 Royal Windsor Roller Girls 72 : 158 London Rockin' Rollers
- December 4 Kallio Rolling Rainbow 64 : 192 London Rockin' Rollers - B
2009
Home[11]
- March 21 London Rockin' Rollers 83 : 103 Glasgow Roller Girls [Irn Bruisers]
- June 20 London Rockin' Rollers 142 : 57 Royal Windsor Roller Girls
- Sept 05 London Rockin' Rollers 119 : 105 Stuttgart Valley Rollergirlz
- Nov 21 London Rockin' Rollers 179 : 61 Birmingham Blitz Derby Dames
Away
- July 18
Roll Britannia
- Glasgow Roller Girls [Irn Bruisers] 59 : 48 London Rockin' Rollers
- London Rockin' Rollers 137 : 46 Rainy City Rollergirls
2008
Away[12]
- Sept 17 Stuttgart Valley Rollergirlz 76 : 81 London Rockin' Rollers
- Oct 27 London Rockin' Rollers 109 : 110 Birmingham Blitz Derby Dames
References
- ↑ Londonist. "Rockin' Rollers Rev Up For Home Bout". Londonist. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
- ↑ Londonist. "Uncivil War: London Rockin Rollers Go Intra-League". Londonist. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
- ↑ "London 2012 Olympics: What can we expect from Danny Boyle's Opening Ceremony?". Telegraph. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
- ↑ "22 Leagues Join WFTDA Apprentice Program", WFTDA, 18 October 2012
- ↑ "WFTDA Welcomes 14 Full Member Leagues". WFTDA. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ↑ NeanderDolls692 likes · 2 talking about this. "NeanderDolls | Facebook". En-gb.facebook.com. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
- ↑ Voodoo Skull Krushers848 likes · 8 talking about this. "Voodoo Skull Krushers | Facebook". En-gb.facebook.com. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
- ↑ Goldie Lookin ChainGang650 likes · 8 talking about this. "Goldie Lookin ChainGang | Facebook". En-gb.facebook.com. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
- ↑ "Health and beauty, treatment of the week, class of the week". TNT Magazine. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
- ↑ "Roller derby girls: Watch The London Rockin' Rollers in action in video and pics - Mirror Online". Mirror.co.uk. 2012-12-27. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
- ↑ "European Roller Derby Central | European Roller Derby Central". EuroDerby. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
- ↑ "European Roller Derby Central | European Roller Derby Central". EuroDerby. Retrieved 2013-03-29.