Leeds Roller Derby is a women's flat track

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league based in

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, England. Founded in 2007, the league has two travel teams which play against teams from other leagues across Europe. Leeds Roller Derby is a member of the

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(UKRDA) and the

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(WFTDA).

History

In December 2016, Leeds Roller Dolls and Hot Wheel Roller Derby merged as one league, continuing under the name Leeds Roller Derby.

History of Original Leagues

Leeds Roller Dolls

Leeds Roller Dolls was founded in October 2007, becoming the first roller derby league in

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. They played their first bout, against

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, in November 2008. In 2010 the league moved to play its bouts in the nearby town of

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. They returned to Leeds in 2013, hosting their games at the Leeds Futsal Arena. The league consisted of two teams: the Whip-Its (A), and the Rebel Roses (B).In late 2011 the league joined the

and in January 2012, it was accepted into the

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. In March 2013, it became a full member of the WFTDA.WFTDA Welcomes 5 New Members
", WFTDA, 7 March 2013 A number of Leeds Roller Dolls, including Feral Fairy, Shere Carnage and Rigor Morris, helped establish and train Aire Force One, Leeds' men's roller derby team.

Hot Wheel Roller Derby

Hot Wheel Roller Derby was founded in 2010, with two teams which competed against teams from other leagues. By mid-2011, Hot Wheel had more than forty skaters. In May 2012, the league travelled to Germany, where it beat the Stuttgart Valley Roller Girlz B team in front of a crowd of 1,200 fans. In July, they narrowly lost to the

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in the final of the Great Yorkshire Showdown tournament, where they had been ranked last the previous year. March 2013 saw Hot Wheels' European Roller Derby ranking at 19th, and by September 2013 they had risen to 16th. In 2014, head coach Jerry Attric served as coach for the men's Team England Roller Derby, where they came second in the world. The Hot Wheel B Team played their first four bouts and were the highest-ranked all-female team at Sur5al. Hot Wheel Roller Derby joined the

in October 2015, and became a full member league in June 2016.

Teams

Leeds Roller Derby currently has two travel teams, an A and B team, which play against teams from other leagues. The Rotten Rollers, the initial travel team name, was retired at the end of the 2010 Season.

National Team Representation

Feral Fairy of Leeds Roller Dolls was selected for Team England at the

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WFTDA rankings

''Hot Wheel Roller Derby never received an official WFTDA ranking during its brief time as a member league; rankings before 2017 are for Leeds Roller Dolls'' *Please note that rankings were suspended in March 2020 in light of the pandemic.

External links

Game results for Leeds Roller Dolls and Leeds Roller Derby on Flat Track Stats

Game results for Hot Wheel Roller Derby on Flat Track Stats

References

{{WFTDA Division 3 Roller derby in England Sport in Leeds Roller derby leagues in the United Kingdom Roller derby leagues established in 2007 Roller derby leagues established in 2010 Women's Flat Track Derby Association Division 3 Women's sports clubs and teams in England 2007 establishments in England