London Rockin' Rollers

London Rockin' Rollers
League logo
Metro area London, England
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.co.uk

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

  1. ↑ Londonist. "Rockin' Rollers Rev Up For Home Bout". Londonist. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
  2. ↑ Londonist. "Uncivil War: London Rockin Rollers Go Intra-League". Londonist. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
  3. ↑ "London 2012 Olympics: What can we expect from Danny Boyle's Opening Ceremony?". Telegraph. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
  4. ↑ "22 Leagues Join WFTDA Apprentice Program", WFTDA, 18 October 2012
  5. ↑ "WFTDA Welcomes 14 Full Member Leagues". WFTDA. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  6. ↑ NeanderDolls692 likes · 2 talking about this. "NeanderDolls | Facebook". En-gb.facebook.com. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
  7. ↑ Voodoo Skull Krushers848 likes · 8 talking about this. "Voodoo Skull Krushers | Facebook". En-gb.facebook.com. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
  8. ↑ Goldie Lookin ChainGang650 likes · 8 talking about this. "Goldie Lookin ChainGang | Facebook". En-gb.facebook.com. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
  9. ↑ "Health and beauty, treatment of the week, class of the week". TNT Magazine. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "European Roller Derby Central | European Roller Derby Central". EuroDerby. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
  12. ↑ "European Roller Derby Central | European Roller Derby Central". EuroDerby. Retrieved 2013-03-29.
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