United Kingdom Roller Derby Association
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]
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Sport | Roller derby |
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Founded | 2010 |
Ceased | 2021 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Last champion(s) | London Rockin' Rollers |
Official website | ukrda |
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]
Mission statement
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]
Original member leagues
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 |
Membership as of June 2021
The organisation's membership list was last updated in June 2021, shortly before it disbanded.[11]
League | Location | Country | Admitted |
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Auld Reekie Roller Derby | Edinburgh | Scotland | June 2010[10] |
Bath Roller Derby | Bath, Somerset | England | 5 June 2015[12] |
Belfast Roller Derby | Belfast | Northern Ireland | 26 May 2012[13] |
Big Bucks High Rollers | High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire | England | 17 September 2012[14] |
Birmingham Blitz Dames | Birmingham, West Midlands | England | June 2010[10] |
Borderland Brawlers Roller Derby | Peterborough/Stamford/Rutland | England | 19 June 2017[15] |
Bridgend Roller Derby | Bridgend | Wales | 1 October 2016[16] |
Brighton Rockers Roller Derby | Brighton, East Sussex | England | 3 March 2012[17] |
Bristol Roller Derby | Bristol | England | 14 December 2012[18] |
Cambridge Rollerbillies | Cambridge, Cambridgeshire | England | 1 June 2010[19] |
Central City Roller Derby | Birmingham, West Midlands | England | June 2010[10] |
Cornwall Roller Derby | Newquay and Penzance, Cornwall | England | 23 April 2016[20] |
Crash Test Brummies | Birmingham, West Midlands | England | 7 December 2012[18] |
Croydon Roller Derby | Croydon, South London | England | 20 February 2015[21] |
Dare Valley Vixens Roller Derby | Abercynon | Wales | 3 July 2016[22] |
Dolly Rockit Rollers | Leicester, Leicestershire | England | 13 September 2011[23] |
Dundee Roller Derby | Dundee | Scotland | 1 July 2013[24] |
Durham Roller Derby | Durham, County Durham | England | 5 March 2018[25] |
Eastbourne Roller Derby | Eastbourne, East Sussex | England | 1 December 2013[26] |
Furness Firecrackers | Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria | England | 24 July 2015[27] |
Glasgow Roller Derby | Glasgow | Scotland | June 2010[10] |
Granite City Roller Derby | Aberdeen | Scotland | 1 January 2011[28] |
Halifax Bruising Banditas | Halifax, West Yorkshire | England | 1 October 2013[29] |
Hereford Roller Derby | Hereford, Herefordshire | England | 10 January 2013[30] |
Hertfordshire Roller Derby | Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire | England | 8 April 2016[20] |
Hulls Angels Roller Derby | Kingston-upon-Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire | England | 5 October 2012[31] |
Kent Men's Roller Derby | Herne Bay, Kent | England | 5 March 2018[25] |
Kent Roller Derby | Kent | England | 6 January 2012[32] |
Leeds Roller Derby | Leeds, West Yorkshire | England | 1 November 2011[33] |
Lincolnshire Bombers Roller Derby | Lincoln, Lincolnshire | England | June 2010[10] |
Liverpool Roller Birds | Liverpool | England | 28 January 2015[34] |
London Rockin' Rollers | London | England | June 2010[10] |
London Roller Derby | London | England | June 2010[10] |
Manchester Roller Derby | Manchester | England | 24 October 2013[35] |
Mansfield Roller Derby | Mansfield | England | 18 May 2016[36] |
Middlesbrough Roller Derby | Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire | England | June 2010[10] |
Milton Keynes Roller Derby | Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire | England | 1 May 2014[37] |
Newcastle Roller Derby | Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear | England | 15 November 2011[38] |
New Town Roller Derby | Livingston | Scotland | 19 October 2017[39] |
North Cheshire Victory Rollers | Northwich, Cheshire | England | 31 March 2016[40] |
North Devon Roller Derby | Bideford, North Devon | England | 5 March 2018[25] |
North Wales Roller Derby | Flint, Clwyd | Wales | 28 July 2017[41] |
Nottingham Hellfire Harlots Roller Derby | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire | England | 1 December 2011[42] |
Oxford Wheels of Gory | Oxford, Oxfordshire | England | 19 June 2017[15] |
Oxford Roller Derby | Oxford, Oxfordshire | England | 6 January 2014[43] |
Orkney Roller Derby | Orkney | Scotland | 19 October 2017[39] |
Plymouth City Roller Derby | Plymouth, Devon | England | 13 October 2014[44] |
Portsmouth Roller Wenches | Portsmouth | England | 2 January 2014[45] |
Preston Roller Derby | Preston, Lancashire | England | 24 February 2015[21] |
Rainy City Roller Derby | Manchester, Greater Manchester | England | 12 March 2012[17] |
Reaper Roller Derby | Swansea | Wales | 17 March 2013[46] |
Rebellion Roller Derby | Mlton Keynes, Buckinghamshire | England | 1 November 2011[47] |
Red, White and Bruise Rollers | RAF Lakenheath, West Suffolk | England | 1 June 2015[12] |
Roller Derby Leicester | Leicester | England | 19 October 2014[44] |
Royal Windsor Roller Derby | Windsor, Berkshire | England | June 2010[10] |
Severn Roller Torrent | Gloucester, Gloucestershire | England | 19 April 2013[48] |
Sheffield Steel Roller Derby | Sheffield, South Yorkshire | England | June 2010[10] |
Southern Discomfort Roller Derby | London | England | 20 June 2015[12] |
South West Angels of Terror | Devon and Somerset | England | 26 November 2013[49] |
Spa Town Roller Derby | Harrogate, North Yorkshire | England | 28 March 2016[40] |
Surrey Roller Boys | Guildford, Surrey | England | 2014 |
Swansea City Roller Derby | Swansea | Wales | 6 May 2014[37] |
The Inhuman League | Sheffield, South Yorkshire | England | 19 April 2013[50] |
Tiger Bay Brawlers | Cardiff | Wales | 8 July 2011[51] |
Teesside Skate Invaders | Teesside | England | 30 August 2017[52] |
Vendetta Vixens | Northampton, Northamptonshire | England | 10 June 2015[12] |
Wakey Wheeled Cats Roller Derby | Wakefield, West Yorkshire | England | 14 May 2018[53] |
Wiltshire Roller Derby | Swindon, Wiltshire | England | 13 January 2015[34] |
Wirral Roller Derby | Wirral, Merseyside | England | 25 November 2013[49] |
Wolverhampton Honour Rollers | Wolverhampton | England | 5 May 2014[37] |
York Minxters Roller Derby | York, North Yorkshire | England | 3 July 2016[22] |
Previous members
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] |
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