Team England (roller derby)

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, UK.

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

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-MiseRainy City Rollergirls
138el VISIOUSHellfire Harlots
10Feral FairyLeeds Roller Dolls
04Fox SakeLondon Rollergirls
33Frightning BoltLondon Rollergirls
1984Grievous Bodily CharmLondon Rollergirls
82Hustle HerCentral City Rollergirls
101Jack AttackLondon Rockin' Rollers
666Juicy LucyLondon Rollergirls
9Kamikaze KittenLondon Rollergirls
75MetallikatLondon Rollergirls
6Missy Rascal (Vice-Captain)Rainy City Rollergirls
900NinjetteLondon Rollergirls
.357Raw HeidiLondon Rollergirls
22Rogue RunnerDolly Rockit Rollers
888Shaolynn ScarlettLondon Rollergirls
13Stefanie Mainey (Captain)London Rollergirls
66The Mighty Mighty BashLondon Rockin' Rollers
68VagablondeLondon Rollergirls
16Violet AttackBirmingham 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 SwolloxLondon Rockin' Rollers
Bloxie BlackoutTiger Bay Brawlers
Dos SantosTiger Bay Brawlers
Ella StoreyMiddlesbrough Milk Rollers
Fay RobertsRainy City Roller Girls
Frightning BoltLondon Rollergirls
GoregasmLondon Rollergirls
Grievous Bodily CharmLondon Rollergirls
Hell Vetica BlackLondon Rollergirls
Holly HotrodSheffield Steel Roller Girls
Jen SykesLondon Rollergirls
Juicy LucyLondon Rollergirls
Kamikaze KittenLondon Rollergirls
Kid BlockTiger Bay Brawlers
Kitty DecapitateLondon Rollergirls
Lexi LightspeedLondon Rollergirls
Lorrae EvansLondon Rollergirls
Missy RascalRainy City Rollergirls
Olivia CoupeLondon Rollergirls
Pip GrayTiger Bay Brawlers
Raw HeidiLondon Rollergirls
ReLisa KrackenLondon Rollergirls
Rogue RunnerDolly Rockit Rollers
Shaolynn Scarlett (captain)London Rollergirls
Sophia Ann LoathingLondon Rollergirls
Stefanie Mainey (vice-captain)London Rollergirls
Terri SudronMiddlesbrough Milk Rollers
Total Frey-hemLondon Rollergirls
Trisha SmackanawaDublin Roller Girls
Union Jack U UpNashville Roller Girls
Vic Tori BeeManchester Roller Derby

2014 coaching staff[10]
  • Ballistic Whistle, London Rollergirls
  • Stefanie Mainey, London Rollergirls
  • Rollin' Stoner, Royal Windsor Rollergirls


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]

Number NameLeague
666 Alex Valentine*Rainy City Roller Derby
12 Alex Wilde*Rainy City Roller Derby
105 Becky RuckusLiverpool Roller Birds[13]
369 Carley McAdamLondon Rollergirls
4 Delta Strike*Bristol Roller Derby
7 Ella Storey*Middlesborough Milk Rollers
11 Fay Roberts*Rainy City Roller Derby
38 Fayetal BlondeRainy City Roller Derby
8 FisherRainy City Roller Derby
17 Florence the MachineLondon Rollergirls
8008 Gaz*London Rollergirls
308 GG HardyCharm City Roller Girls
1971 Ho CheeLondon Rollergirls
101 Jack Attack*London Rollergirls
129 Just Jess*London Rollergirls
84 Katie Hellvetica Black (vice-captain)*London Rollergirls
40 Kid Block*London Rollergirls
7 Kristen Lee*London Rollergirls
55 Lexi LightspeedLondon Rollergirls
314 LucyNewcastle Roller Girls
6955 Menace* Rainy City Roller Derby
6 Missy Rascal*Rainy City Roller Derby
3 Onyeka Igwe*London Rollergirls
419 Philly*Rainy City Roller Derby
6 RammitLondon Rollergirls
22 Rogue Runner*London Rollergirls
888 Shaolynn Scarlett (captain)*London Rollergirls
13 Stefanie Mainey*London Rollergirls
86 Terri Sudron*Middlesborough Milk Rollers
42 Trisha Smackanawa*London Rollergirls
19 WooCentral City Rollergirls

2018 coaching staff[14]

References
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  3. Sassoon Coby, Alex (1 December 2011). "The Roller Derby World Cup: not your average bid for world domination". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
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  8. Lee, Veronica (27 November 2011). "Roller Derby: Rollers who are rocking the world of women". The Independent. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  9. Talionis, Lex (20 January 2014). "Team England Announce 2014 Roster". Derby News Network. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
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