| Five Nations Roller Derby Championships | |
| Current Season: | 2019 |
| Formerly: | End of the World Series Heartland Series British Roller Derby Championships |
| Sport: | Roller derby |
| Founded: | 2015 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Champion: | Central City Rollergirls |
| Levels: | 3 (women) 2 (men) |
The Five Nations Roller Derby Championships is an annual competition for roller derby leagues in the United Kingdom.
The tournament originated as the End of the World Series, a 2012 league of six roller derby teams in central England. The success of this competition led it to expand in 2013 under the new name of the Heartland Series, with twelve teams in two division, and it doubled in size again in 2014. In 2021, the competition rebranded as the Five Nations Roller Derby Championships.[1]
| Year | Competition | Champions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | End of the World Series | Milton Keynes Roller Derby | |
| 2013 | Heartland Series | Severn Roller Torrent | |
| 2014 | Heartland Series | Romsey Town Rollerbillies |
In 2015, the tournament partnered with the United Kingdom Roller Derby Association (UKRDA) and was renamed as the British Roller Derby Championships.[2] [3] This greatly expanded competition consisted of 72 teams playing across several tiers, making it the largest roller derby competition in Europe.[4] For the first time, it accepted teams from across the UK, including a separate competition for men's teams.
| Tier | Tournament | Champions[5] | Runners-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Women | Auld Reekie Roller Girls | ||
| 2 | Women | Nottingham Hellfire Harlots | ||
| 3 | Women | Cambridge Rollerbillies | ||
| 4 North | Women | Hallam Hellcats Roller Derby | Preston Roller Girls | |
| 4 South | Women | Wirral Whipiteres Roller Derby | Bath Roller Derby Girls | |
| 4 West | Women | Killa Hurtz Roller Girls | ||
| 1 | Men | South Wales Silures | ||
| 2 | Men | Barrow Infernos | ||
| 3 | Men | Wirral Pack Animals | Kings of Block and Roll |
As of 2016, the women's section of the tournament is divided into five tiers. Tiers 2 to 4 are further split between geographical divisions of four to six teams.[6] Teams competing in the two top tiers must hold membership of the UKRDA.
The men's section is divided into three tiers, with the third tier divided into two geographical divisions.[7]
| Tier | Tournament | Champions[8] | Runners-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Women | London Rollergirls Brawl Saints | ||
| 2 | Women | Bristol Roller Derby | ||
| 3 | Women | Swansea City Roller Derby | Manchester Roller Derby | |
| 4 East | Women | Rebellion Roller Derby | Borderland Brawlers Roller Derby | |
| 4 North | Women | Halifax Bruising Banditas | ||
| 4 South | Women | Dorset Roller Girls | Riot City Ravens | |
| 4 West | Women | Dolly Rockit Rollers | ||
| 5 | Women | Neath Port Talbot Roller Derby | Wiltshire Roller Derby | |
| 1 | Men | Tyne and Fear Roller Derby | ||
| 2 | Men | The Inhuman League | Crash Test Brummies | |
| 3 | Men | Suffolk Roller Derby | Bristol Vice Quad |
For 2017, the women's section was rationalised to four tiers.
| Tier | Tournament | Champions[9] | Runners-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Women | London Rollergirls Brawl Saints | ||
| 2 | Women | Rainy City Roller Derby B | London Rockin Rollers | |
| 3 | Women | Rebellion Roller Derby | The Norfolk Brawds Roller Derby | |
| 4 East | Women | Wiltshire Roller Derby | Lincolnshire Bombers Roller Girls | |
| 4 North | Women | Mansfield Roller Derby | Wakey Wheeled Cats | |
| 4 South | Women | Neath Port Talbot Roller Derby | Hereford Roller Girls | |
| 4 West | Women | Roller Derby Leicester | Riverside Rebels Roller Derby | |
| 1 | Men | Tyne and Fear Roller Derby | New Wheeled Order | |
| 2 | Men | Southern Discomfort Roller Derby Mild Discomfort | Barrow Infernos | |
| 3 | Men | Oxford Men's Roller Derby | Teesside Skate Invaders |
| 1 | Women | Central City Rollergirls | Liverpool Roller Girls | |
| 2 | Women | Rebellion Roller Derby | Norfolk Roller Derby | |
| 3 | Women | Cambridge Rollerbillies | Hulls Angels Roller Derby | |
| 4 North | Women | Furness Firecrackers | Spa Town Roller Girls | |
| 4 East | Women | Suffolk Women's A | Vendetta Vixens | |
| 4 South | Women | Plymouth City Roller Derby | Milton Keynes Concrete Cows | |
| 4 West | Women | Arcadia Roller Derby | Blackpool Roller Derby | |
| 1 | Men | New Wheeled Order | Tyne and Fear | |
| 2 | Men | Lincolnshire Thugly Duckings | Oxford Men's Roller Derby | |
| 3 | Men | Bristol Roller Derby | North Wales Roller Derby |
| 1 | WFTDA | Liverpool Roller Birds | Manchester Roller Derby | |
| 2 | WFTDA | Wiltshire Roller Derby | North Wales Roller Derby | |
| 3 East | WFTDA | Grimsby Roller Derby | York Minxters Roller Derby | |
| 3 North | WFTDA | Belfast Roller Derby | Spa Town Roller Derby | |
| 3 South | WFTDA | Big Bucks High Rollers | Vendetta Vixens | |
| 3 West | WFTDA | Severn Roller Torrent | Wolverhampton Honour Rollers | |
| 1 | MRDA | New Wheeled Order | Lincolnshire Thugly Ducklings | |
| 2 North | MRDA | North Wales Roller Derby | Tyne and Fear B | |
| 2 South | MRDA | Kent Men's Roller Derby | Dorset Knobs Roller Derby |