Dundee Roller Derby
Dundee Roller Derby is a flat track roller derby league based in Dundee, Scotland. There are two travel teams, the Silvery Tayzers (A), and the Bonnie Colliders (B), as well as three home teams who play in intraleague competitions: Jutes of Hazzard, Press Gangsters and Jammin’ Dodgers[1].
Dundee Roller Derby is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA)[2] and has had several members play for Team Scotland Roller Derby.
Teams
Travel Teams
- Silvery Tayzers (A)[1]
- Bonnie Colliders (B)
Home Teams
Inspired by the Dundonian heritage of "jam, jute, and journalism", there are three home teams:
- Jutes of Hazzard
- Press Gangsters
- Jammin' Dodgers
League History
Initially skating as the Dundee Destroyers from March 2007, the league became the Dundee Roller Girls in early 2011[3], and finally transitioned to Dundee Roller Derby in 2018. DRD was the fourth Scottish roller derby league, after Glasgow Roller Derby, Auld Reekie Roller Derby and Granite City Roller Derby.
The league has some items in the archives of the National Museum of Roller Derby, a project by a previous Glasgow Roller Derby skater to collate roller derby memorabiila.[4]
Dundee Roller Derby joined United Kingdom Roller Derby Association in 2013. During 2016, they were a WFTDA Apprentice League, graduating to full membership in March 2017.[5][6][7]
The league has some outstanding achievements, and several players have made it to their national teams. In 2011, some members of DRD made it as far as the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup training squad for Team Scotland Roller Derby but ultimately didn't make the roster.[8] Milky (Laura Liston) featured in the Team Scotland Roller Derby roster for the 2014 Roller Derby World Cup, and was there again in the team for the 2018 Roller Derby World Cup alongside team mates Malin Landsborough[9], Claire Semple and Ellin Seaton.
Plans were discussed in 2016 for an outdoor skating track in Baxter Park, of which Dundee Roller Derby were supportive.[10] As yet, this has not come to fruition though there is a community group campaigning for it to become reality.
WFTDA competition
Rankings
| Season | Final ranking[11] | Playoffs | Championship |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 212 WFTDA[12] | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2018 | 260 WFTDA[13] | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2019 | 198 WFTDA[14] | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2020 | 183 WFTDA[15] | DNQ | DNQ |
*Please note that rankings were suspended in March 2020 in light of the pandemic.[16]
In The Media
Dundee Roller Derby have been featured on STV News in a piece on their preparations for a game, and the appeal and challenges of roller derby.[17]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "About DRD". Dundee Roller Derby. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ↑ "Dundee Roller Derby – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ↑ Gillian (2014-03-13). "Dundee Roller Girls PKN". Creative Dundee. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
- ↑ GWL (2016-05-13). "NMRD Object of the Month: Double Header Bout Programme". Glasgow Women's Library. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
- ↑ "WFTDA Adds 9 New Members". WFTDA. 2017-03-20. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
- ↑ "Dundee Roller Derby | Roller Derby Stats & Rankings | Flat Track Stats". flattrackstats.com. Retrieved 2022-07-09.
- ↑ "Dundee Roller Derby". WFTDA. Retrieved 2022-07-09.
- ↑ Reporter (2011-08-06). "Roller derby world cup team is chosen after some tough try-outs". The Courier. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
- ↑ Macpherson, Rachel (2018-01-13). "Scotland to play in 2018 Roller Derby World Cup". The Scottish Sun. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
- ↑ Vidinova, Nadia. "Wheels set in motion for Baxter Park skate track". The Courier. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
- ↑ Watson, Michael. "Dundee Roller Derby". WFTDA Stats Home. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
- ↑ Watson, Michael. "Current International WFTDA Rankings". WFTDA Stats Home. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
- ↑ Watson, Michael. "Current International WFTDA Rankings". WFTDA Stats Home. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
- ↑ Watson, Michael. "Current International WFTDA Rankings". WFTDA Stats Home. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
- ↑ Watson, Michael. "Current International WFTDA Rankings". WFTDA Stats Home. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
- ↑ "WFTDA Releases Rankings Transition Plan for COVID-19 » WFTDA Roller Derby Resources". WFTDA Roller Derby Resources. 2020-05-28. Retrieved 2022-07-09.
- ↑ "Rollerderby: What it's like living life in the fast lane". STV News. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
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