United Kingdom Roller Derby Association Explained

United Kingdom Roller Derby Association
Sport:	Roller derby
Founded:	2010
Folded:	2021
Champion:	London Rockin' Rollers

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]}

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.

League	Location	Country
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.^[10]

League	Location	Country	Admitted
Auld Reekie Roller Derby	Edinburgh	Scotland	^[11]
Bath Roller Derby	Bath, Somerset	England	5 June 2015^[12]
Belfast Roller Derby	Belfast	Northern Ireland	^[13]
Big Bucks High Rollers	High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire	England	^[14]
Birmingham Blitz Dames	Birmingham, West Midlands	England
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	^[17]
Bristol Roller Derby	Bristol	England	^[18]
Cambridge Rollerbillies	Cambridge, Cambridgeshire	England	1 June 2010^[19]
Central City Roller Derby	Birmingham, West Midlands	England
Cornwall Roller Derby	Newquay and Penzance, Cornwall	England	23 April 2016^[20]
Crash Test Brummies	Birmingham, West Midlands	England
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	^[23]
Dundee Roller Derby	Dundee	Scotland	1 July ^[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
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
Hulls Angels Roller Derby	Kingston-upon-Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire	England	^[31]
Kent Men's Roller Derby	Herne Bay, Kent	England	5 March 2018
Kent Roller Derby	Kent	England	^[32]
Leeds Roller Derby	Leeds, West Yorkshire	England	1 November 2011^[33]
Lincolnshire Bombers Roller Derby	Lincoln, Lincolnshire	England
Liverpool Roller Birds	Liverpool	England	28 January 2015^[34]
London Rockin' Rollers	London	England
London Roller Derby	London	England
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
Milton Keynes Roller Derby	Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire	England	1 May 2014
Newcastle Roller Derby	Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear	England	^[37]
New Town Roller Derby	Livingston	Scotland	19 October 2017^[38]
North Cheshire Victory Rollers	Northwich, Cheshire	England	31 March 2016^[39]
North Devon Roller Derby	Bideford, North Devon	England	5 March 2018
North Wales Roller Derby	Flint, Clwyd	Wales	28 July 2017^[40]
Nottingham Hellfire Harlots Roller Derby	Nottingham, Nottinghamshire	England	1 December 2011^[41]
Oxford Wheels of Gory	Oxford, Oxfordshire	England	19 June 2017
Oxford Roller Derby	Oxford, Oxfordshire	England	6 January 2014^[42]
Orkney Roller Derby	Orkney	Scotland	19 October 2017
Plymouth City Roller Derby	Plymouth, Devon	England	13 October 2014^[43]
Portsmouth Roller Wenches	Portsmouth	England	2 January 2014^[44]
Preston Roller Derby	Preston, Lancashire	England	24 February 2015
Rainy City Roller Derby	Manchester, Greater Manchester	England
Reaper Roller Derby	Swansea	Wales	^[45]
Rebellion Roller Derby	Mlton Keynes, Buckinghamshire	England	1 November 2011^[46]
Red, White and Bruise Rollers	RAF Lakenheath, West Suffolk	England	1 June 2015
Roller Derby Leicester	Leicester	England	19 October 2014
Royal Windsor Roller Derby	Windsor, Berkshire	England
Severn Roller Torrent	Gloucester, Gloucestershire	England	19 April 2013^[47]
Sheffield Steel Roller Derby	Sheffield, South Yorkshire	England
Southern Discomfort Roller Derby	London	England	20 June 2015
South West Angels of Terror	Devon and Somerset	England	26 November 2013^[48]
Spa Town Roller Derby	Harrogate, North Yorkshire	England	28 March 2016
Surrey Roller Boys	Guildford, Surrey	England
Swansea City Roller Derby	Swansea	Wales	6 May 2014^[49]
The Inhuman League	Sheffield, South Yorkshire	England	19 April 2013^[50]
Tiger Bay Brawlers	Cardiff	Wales	^[51]
Teesside Skate Invaders	Teesside	England	30 August 2017^[52]
Vendetta Vixens	Northampton, Northamptonshire	England	10 June 2015
Wakey Wheeled Cats Roller Derby	Wakefield, West Yorkshire	England	14 May 2018^[53]
Wiltshire Roller Derby	Swindon, Wiltshire	England	13 January 2015
Wirral Roller Derby	Wirral, Merseyside	England	25 November 2013
Wolverhampton Honour Rollers	Wolverhampton	England	5 May 2014
York Minxters Roller Derby	York, North Yorkshire	England	3 July 2016

Previous members

League	Location	Country	Admitted	Disbanded
Basingstoke Bullets Roller Derby	Basingstoke, Hampshire	England	7 January 2015	28 October 2017^[54]
Cardiff Roller Collective	Cardiff	Wales	9 May 2012
Fierce Valley Roller Derby		Scotland	24 October 2013^[55]	31 December 2017
Haunted City Rollers	Derby, Derbyshire	England	^[56]	1 January 2018^[57]
Hot Wheel Roller Derby	Leeds, West Yorkshire	England	1 July 2013^[58]	19 December 2016
Killa Hurtz Roller Derby	Chelmsford, Essex	England	5 March 2018
Nottingham Roller Derby	Nottingham, Nottinghamshire	England	22 March 2015^[59]
NPT Roller Derby	Neath	Wales		31 October 2020^[60]
Ponty Pirate Derby Dames	Pontypridd	Wales	^[61]
Seaside Siren Roller Girls	Southend-on-Sea, Essex	England	^[62]	13 June 2018^[63]
Norfolk Roller Derby	Norwich, Norfolk	England

Notes and References

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2. Web site: 2015-04-04 . Reinventing The Wheel 2007> Present . https://web.archive.org/web/20150404112929/http://ukrda.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Ukrda_timeline.pdf . 4 April 2015 . 2023-03-04 . UKRDA.
3. Web site: 14 June 2010 . UKRDA – It's official! . https://web.archive.org/web/20160618001237/http://ukrda.org.uk/2010/06/ukrda-its-official/ . 18 June 2016 . 4 March 2023 . United Kingdom Roller Derby Association.
4. Web site: 2011-05-25 . BRSF - British Roller Sports Federation, The National Governing Body for Roller Sports in the United Kingdom. . 2023-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110525215136/http://www.brsf.co.uk/index.htm . 2011-05-25 .
5. Web site: 2011-10-02 . EuroDerby European Roller Derby Central News Frontpage . 2023-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111002083512/http://www.euroderby.org:80/news . 2011-10-02 .
6. Web site: 2021-05-17 . February 2011 United Kingdom Roller Derby Association . 2023-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210517035711/https://ukrda.org.uk/2011/02/ . 2021-05-17 .
7. Web site: 15 August 2019 . Women's Flat Track Derby Association signs and renews letters of collaboration with National Governing Bodies. . 4 March 2023.
8. Web site: 4 March 2023 . Join Us . https://web.archive.org/web/20210416112332/https://ukrda.org.uk/contact/how-to-join/ . 16 April 2021 . 4 March 2023 . United Kingdom Roller Derby Association.
9. Web site: 2016-06-20 . About UKRDA – United Kingdom Roller Derby Association . 2023-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160620034824/http://ukrda.org.uk/about/ . 2016-06-20 .
10. Web site: Member Leagues . https://web.archive.org/web/20210622083301/https://ukrda.org.uk/member-leagues/ . 22 June 2021 . 28 February 2021 . ukrda.org.uk . United Kingdom Roller Derby Association.
11. Web site: 4 March 2023 . UK Roller Derby History . https://web.archive.org/web/20150621012700/http://ukrda.org.uk/about/uk-rollerderby-history/ . 21 June 2015 . 4 March 2023 . United Kingdom Roller Derby Association.
12. Web site: 2021-04-16 . June 2015 United Kingdom Roller Derby Association . 2023-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210416105109/https://ukrda.org.uk/2015/06/ . 2021-04-16 .
13. Web site: 2021-05-17 . May 2012 United Kingdom Roller Derby Association . 2023-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210517043751/https://ukrda.org.uk/2012/05/ . 2021-05-17 .
14. Web site: 2021-05-17 . September 2012 United Kingdom Roller Derby Association . 2023-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210517040952/https://ukrda.org.uk/2012/09/ . 2021-05-17 .
15. Web site: 2021-04-16 . June 2017 United Kingdom Roller Derby Association . 2023-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210416105604/https://ukrda.org.uk/2017/06/ . 2021-04-16 .
16. Web site: Bridgend Roller Derby (Women's) Roller Derby Stats & Rankings Flat Track Stats . 2023-03-05 . flattrackstats.com.
17. Web site: 2021-05-17 . March 2012 United Kingdom Roller Derby Association . 2023-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210517024104/https://ukrda.org.uk/2012/03/ . 2021-05-17 .
18. Web site: 2021-05-17 . December 2012 United Kingdom Roller Derby Association . 2023-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210517032022/https://ukrda.org.uk/2012/12/ . 2021-05-17 .
19. Web site: Cambridge Rollerbillies Roller Derby Stats & Rankings Flat Track Stats . 2023-03-05 . flattrackstats.com.
20. Web site: 2021-04-16 . April 2016 United Kingdom Roller Derby Association . 2023-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210416100935/https://ukrda.org.uk/2016/04/ . 2021-04-16 .
21. Web site: 2021-04-16 . February 2015 United Kingdom Roller Derby Association . 2023-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210416112252/https://ukrda.org.uk/2015/02/ . 2021-04-16 .
22. Web site: 2021-05-17 . July 2016 United Kingdom Roller Derby Association . 2023-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210517043226/https://ukrda.org.uk/2016/07/ . 2021-05-17 .
23. Web site: 2021-05-17 . September 2011 United Kingdom Roller Derby Association . 2023-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210517025044/https://ukrda.org.uk/2011/09/ . 2021-05-17 .
24. Web site: Dundee Roller Derby Roller Derby Stats & Rankings Flat Track Stats . 2023-03-05 . flattrackstats.com.
25. Web site: 2021-04-16 . March 2018 United Kingdom Roller Derby Association . 2023-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210416101646/https://ukrda.org.uk/2018/03/ . 2021-04-16 .
26. Web site: 2021-04-16 . December 2013 United Kingdom Roller Derby Association . 2023-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210416114703/https://ukrda.org.uk/2013/12/ . 2021-04-16 .
27. Web site: 2021-04-16 . July 2015 United Kingdom Roller Derby Association . 2023-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210416104313/https://ukrda.org.uk/2015/07/ . 2021-04-16 .
28. Web site: Granite City Roller Derby Roller Derby Stats & Rankings Flat Track Stats . 2023-03-05 . flattrackstats.com.
29. Web site: Halifax Bruising Banditas Roller Derby Stats & Rankings Flat Track Stats . 2023-03-05 . flattrackstats.com.
30. Web site: Hereford Roller Derby Roller Derby Stats & Rankings Flat Track Stats . 2023-03-05 . flattrackstats.com.
31. Web site: 2021-05-17 . October 2012 United Kingdom Roller Derby Association . 2023-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210517034010/https://ukrda.org.uk/2012/10/ . 2021-05-17 .
32. Web site: 2021-04-16 . January 2012 United Kingdom Roller Derby Association . 2023-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210416101915/https://ukrda.org.uk/2012/01/ . 2021-04-16 .
33. Web site: Leeds Roller Derby Roller Derby Stats & Rankings Flat Track Stats . 2023-03-05 . flattrackstats.com.
34. Web site: 2021-04-16 . January 2015 United Kingdom Roller Derby Association . 2023-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210416113008/https://ukrda.org.uk/2015/01/ . 2021-04-16 .
35. Web site: Manchester Roller Derby (Women's) Roller Derby Stats & Rankings Flat Track Stats . 2023-03-05 . flattrackstats.com.
36. Web site: 2021-04-16 . May 2016 United Kingdom Roller Derby Association . 2023-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210416120635/https://ukrda.org.uk/2016/05/ . 2021-04-16 .
37. Web site: 2021-05-17 . November 2011 United Kingdom Roller Derby Association . 2023-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210517043149/https://ukrda.org.uk/2011/11/ . 2021-05-17 .
38. Web site: 2021-05-17 . October 2017 United Kingdom Roller Derby Association . 2023-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210517023909/https://ukrda.org.uk/2017/10/ . 2021-05-17 .
39. Web site: 2021-05-17 . March 2016 United Kingdom Roller Derby Association . 2023-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210517024249/https://ukrda.org.uk/2016/03/ . 2021-05-17 .
40. Web site: 2021-04-16 . July 2017 United Kingdom Roller Derby Association . 2023-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210416104941/https://ukrda.org.uk/2017/07/ . 2021-04-16 .
41. Web site: Nottingham Hellfire Harlots Roller Derby Stats & Rankings Flat Track Stats . 2023-03-05 . flattrackstats.com.
42. Web site: Oxford Roller Derby Roller Derby Stats & Rankings Flat Track Stats . 2023-03-05 . flattrackstats.com.
43. Web site: 2021-05-17 . October 2014 United Kingdom Roller Derby Association . 2023-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210517034358/https://ukrda.org.uk/2014/10/ . 2021-05-17 .
44. Web site: Portsmouth Roller Wenches Roller Derby Stats & Rankings Flat Track Stats . 2023-03-05 . flattrackstats.com.
45. Web site: 2021-05-17 . March 2013 United Kingdom Roller Derby Association . 2023-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210517035401/https://ukrda.org.uk/2013/03/ . 2021-05-17 .
46. Web site: Rebellion Roller Derby Roller Derby Stats & Rankings Flat Track Stats . 2023-03-05 . flattrackstats.com.
47. Web site: Severn Roller Torrent Roller Derby Stats & Rankings Flat Track Stats . 2023-03-05 . flattrackstats.com.
48. Web site: 2021-04-16 . November 2013 United Kingdom Roller Derby Association . 2023-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210416115408/https://ukrda.org.uk/2013/11/ . 2021-04-16 .
49. Web site: 2021-05-17 . May 2014 United Kingdom Roller Derby Association . 2023-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210517044202/https://ukrda.org.uk/2014/05/ . 2021-05-17 .
50. Web site: The Inhuman League Roller Derby Stats & Rankings Flat Track Stats . 2023-03-05 . flattrackstats.com.
51. Web site: 2012-05-01 . UKRDA Welcomes its First Welsh Member League. . 2023-03-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120501080620/http://www.ukrda.org.uk/?p=125 . 2012-05-01 .
52. Web site: 2021-05-17 . August 2017 United Kingdom Roller Derby Association . 2023-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210517032128/https://ukrda.org.uk/2017/08/ . 2021-05-17 .
53. Web site: Wakey Wheeled Cats Roller Derby Stats & Rankings Flat Track Stats . 2023-03-05 . flattrackstats.com.
54. Web site: Basingstoke Bullets Roller Derby Roller Derby Stats & Rankings Flat Track Stats . 2023-03-05 . flattrackstats.com.
55. Web site: Fierce Valley Roller Girls Roller Derby Stats & Rankings Flat Track Stats . 2023-03-05 . flattrackstats.com.
56. Web site: 2021-05-17 . November 2012 United Kingdom Roller Derby Association . 2023-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210517033114/https://ukrda.org.uk/2012/11/ . 2021-05-17 .
57. Web site: Haunted City Rollers Roller Derby Stats & Rankings Flat Track Stats . 2023-03-05 . flattrackstats.com.
58. Web site: Hot Wheel Roller Derby Roller Derby Stats & Rankings Flat Track Stats . 2023-03-05 . flattrackstats.com.
59. Web site: 2021-05-17 . March 2015 United Kingdom Roller Derby Association . 2023-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210517035750/https://ukrda.org.uk/2015/03/ . 2021-05-17 .
60. Web site: Neath Port Talbot Roller Derby Roller Derby Stats & Rankings Flat Track Stats . 2023-03-05 . flattrackstats.com.
61. Web site: 2021-04-16 . June 2013 United Kingdom Roller Derby Association . 2023-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210416104857/https://ukrda.org.uk/2013/06/ . 2021-04-16 .
62. Web site: 2021-04-16 . June 2012 United Kingdom Roller Derby Association . 2023-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210416114935/https://ukrda.org.uk/2012/06/ . 2021-04-16 .
63. Web site: Seaside Siren Roller Girls Roller Derby Stats & Rankings Flat Track Stats . 2023-03-05 . flattrackstats.com.