Newcastle Roller Girls
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| Metro area | Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
|---|---|
| Country | England |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Teams | Canny Belters (A team) Whippin Hinnies (B team) |
| Track type(s) | Flat |
| Venue | Lightfoot Centre |
| Affiliations | UKRDA, WFTDA |
| Website | www |
The Newcastle Roller Girls (NRG) are an all-female roller derby team from Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.[1][2] NRG play by the rules of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).
History
The team was established in 2009 by founder Claire Byrne (Brie Larceny). It is currently led by captain Penny Bizarre.
In March 2010, the team was the feature of a BBC Look North report on roller derby in Tyneside.[2] and have been featured on the BBC online: http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/tyne/hi/things_to_do/newsid_8957000/8957728.stm
Although they are an all-female league, they have men involved in both coaching and reffing. They practice three times a week at The Walker Dome(where they host their bouts), and at All Saints College in West Denton.
The team played their first bout at Hadrian's Brawl on 11 April 2010, playing against the B team from the Auld Reekie Roller Girls at the Meadowbank Sports Centre in Edinburgh.
They gained their first team win at Block the Casbah, playing the Dolly Rockit Rollers in Leicester on 25 September 2010.
They hosted their first home bout, Flog on the Tyne, against Aberdeen's Granite City Roller Girls on 5 March 2011 at The Lightfoot Centre in Walker, Newcastle. Beating them 113 - 63.[3][4]
BBC Sport Online wrote a piece in the run up to their home bout: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/9385442.stm
In November 2011, Newcastle joined the UK Roller Derby Association.[5]
In October 2013, Newcastle was accepted as a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Programme.[6]
As of February 2014 Newcastle Roller Girls rank as 18th in Europe.
Newcastle Roller Girls now have two league teams, The Whippin' Hinnies (B team) and The Canny Belters (A team). Their newbie intakes take place twice per year, where newbie skaters will be put through a four-month derby training course. By the end of the course skaters should have passed minimum skills and be ready to progress to intermediate sessions with the wider Newcastle Roller Girls team.
Month 1: Skating basics: stops, starts, falls, being safe. Month 2: Derby specific skills. Month 3: More derby specific skills (there's a lot to learn). Month 4: Building derby skills and becoming ready to bout
The Newcastle Roller Girls have a brother team - Tyne and Fear Roller Derby, which was founded in June 2011 and are led by Captain and Founder Man Shaped Dog (Andrew Curry) and Vice Captain Moo (Stewart Henry). Tyne and Fear host a Co-Ed team Tyne e' Belters, which includes members of Newcastle Roller Girls.
References
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- ↑ "Welcome Newcastle Roller Girls to the UKRDA!", UKRDA, 15 November 2011
- ↑ "WFTDA Accepts 28 Apprentice Leagues", WFTDA, 29 October 2013
