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Revision as of 09:49, 8 November 2011
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| Metro area | Edinburgh, Scotland |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Founded | April 2008 |
| Teams | Twisted Thistles (All Star Travel Team) Cannon Belles (B Travel Team) Cherry Bombers (home team) Leithal Weapons (home team) Skatefast Club (home team) Highland Heathens (no longer active) Celtic Chaos (no longer active) |
| Track type(s) | Flat |
| Affiliations | WFTDA, UKRDA |
| Org. type | Non-profit |
| Website | http://www.arrg.co.uk |
The Auld Reekie Roller Girls (ARRG) are an all female flat track roller derby league based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The team was formed in April 2008.[1] ARRG were the first roller derby league in Edinburgh and are the second league in Scotland.[2] ARRG is skater owned and run, with the aim of promoting inclusivity for any woman over the age of 18 regardless of size, shape or skating ability.[3] ARRG play by the rules of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), and were officially accepted as an Apprentice League on October 5, 2010. The league graduated as full members of the WFTDA on September 1, 2011[4].
History
Formed in April 2008 the Auld Reekie Roller Girls were Edinburgh's first women's flat track roller derby league, and take their name after the city of Edinburgh, affectionately known as 'Auld Reekie' ('Old Smoky' in the Scots language). Within 2 months of forming there was local media interest. [5]
ARRG organise and skate in numerous bouts and tournaments, both 'closed' (for development purposes) and 'open' public bouts. ARRG hosted their first ever public bout, entitled "Fishnet Burns Night", at Meadowbank Sports Centre on the January 24, 2009 [6] just 10 months after their formation, and competed in the London Rollergirls hosted European tournament "Roll Britannia" in 2009, placing 4th [7]
ARRG have an international standing, having travelled to Berlin to take part in the first European Organisational Roller Derby Conference.[2]
Currently home bouts are played at the Meadowbank Stadium, which has capacity for up to 400 spectators.[8] The sport of roller derby is still growing in Scotland, as women over 18 are 'flocking' to the 'Fresh Meat Sundays' beginner sessions. [7][9]
Seven current members of ARRG have been selected to represent Team Scotland at the inaugural Roller Derby World Cup, to be held in Toronto in December 2011.[10]
Teams
The Auld Reekie Roller Girls league structure includes:
- The Twisted Thistles, the league's bouting travel team
- The Cannon Belles, the 'B-team' composed of up-and-coming skaters
- In September 2011[citation needed] ARRG announced that the league would be split into three 'hometeams' for competition between league members. These teams were named The Cherry Bombers, The Skatefast Club and The Leithal Weapons.
- Intra-league teams were previously selected on a bout-by-bout basis. The team names were The Highland Heathens and Celtic Chaos. With the introduction of Home Teams this 'ad-hoc' selection is no longer necessary, and the team names have been unofficially retired.
Current Team Rosters
Team rosters last updated on 27 October 2011.
The Cherry Bombers
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The Leithal Weapons
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The Skatefast Club
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Results of Public Bouts
In addition to the public bouts shown below, the team has also undertaken a series of 'closed' (or private) bouts, details of which have not been included.
NB: Green highlighted rows indicate a win, whilst red highlighting indicates a loss.
The Twisted Thistles
| Breakdown of results | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Won | Lost | Drawn |
| 25 | 12 | 12 | 1 |
| Date | Event | Team | Result | Opponents | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 April 2009 | I Scream Sunday | Auld Reekie Roller Girls | 142 - 132 | Central City Rollergirls | |
| 23 May 2009 | Derby Mayhem | Auld Reekie Roller Girls | 175 - 124 | Central City Rollergirls | |
| 20 June 2009 | Fear and Lothian | Auld Reekie Roller Girls | 117 - 117 | Birmingham Blitz Derby Dames | A rare draw, now impossible in WFTDA Roller Derby |
| 18-19 July 2009 | Roll Britannia | Auld Reekie Roller Girls | 94 - 74 | Central City Rollergirls | Early rounds of Europe's first Roller Derby Tournament |
| Auld Reekie Roller Girls | 127 - 45 | Royal Rebellion Rollers | |||
| Auld Reekie Roller Girls | 109 - 123 | Birmingham Blitz Derby Dames | Semi-final of Europe's first Roller Derby Tournament | ||
| Auld Reekie Roller Girls | 70 - 120 | Glasgow Roller Girls | 3rd place play-off of Europe's first Roller Derby Tournament | ||
| 26 September 2009 | Hassle at the Castle | ARRG Twisted Thistles | 64 - 110 | Glasgow Roller Girls | |
| 14 February 2010 | Jailhouse Block | Auld Reekie Roller Girls | 96 - 93 | Leeds Roller Dolls | |
| 11 April 2010 | Hadrian's Brawl | ARRG Twisted Thistles | 147 - 20 | Lincolnshire Bombers | |
| 22-23 May 2010 | Highland Fling | ARRG Twisted Thistles | 224 - 6 | Dundee Destroyers | Scotland's first Roller Derby tournament |
| ARRG Twisted Thistles | 95 - 98 | Glasgow Irn Bruisers | Final of Scotland's first Roller Derby tournament | ||
| 19 June 2010 | Get Kilt | ARRG Twisted Thistles | 92 - 68 | Stuttgart Valley Roller Girlz | Away match in Stuttgart |
| 26 June 2010 | Central Belter | ARRG Twisted Thistles | 88 - 84 | GRG Irn Bruisers | |
| 7 August 2010 | The Prisoner of AzkaSLAM | ARRG Twisted Thistles | 93 - 117 | London Rockin Rollers | |
| 16 October 2010 | Stop! Jammertime | ARRG Twisted Thistles | 73 - 59 | Central City Roller Girls | |
| 20 November 2010 | Blockenspiel | ARRG Twisted Thistles | 108 - 109 | Berlin Bombshells | |
| 15-16th January 2011 | Tattoo Freeze | ARRG Twisted Thistles | 63 - 117 | London Rockin Rollers | Tournament held at the "Tattoo Freeze" convention, Telford |
| ARRG Twisted Thistles | 102 - 75 | Central City Rollergirls | |||
| ARRG Twisted Thistles | 66 - 135 | London Brawl Saints | |||
| 16 April 2011 | Gore-onation St | ARRG Twisted Thistles | 109 - 92 | Rainy City Roller Girls | |
| 11 June 2011 | ARRG Twisted Thistles | 47 - 195 | London Brawl Saints | ||
| 20 August 2011 | ARRG Twisted Thistles | 94 - 95 | Stuttgart Valley Roller Girlz | Part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. | |
| 3 September 2011 | Need for Greed | ARRG Twisted Thistles | 110 - 149 | London Rockin Rollers All Stars | |
| 22 October 2011 | The Monsters Brawl | ARRG Twisted Thistles | 88 - 120 | Leeds Roller Dolls |
The Cannon Belles
| Breakdown of results | ||
|---|---|---|
| Total | Won | Lost |
| 13 | 8 | 5 |
| Date | Event | Team | Result | Opponents | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2009 | Hassle at the Castle | ARRG Cannon Belles | 66 - 97 | GRG Maiden Grrders | B-team mini expo bout |
| 11 April 2010 | Hadrian's Brawl | ARRG Cannon Belles | 76 - 69 | Newcastle Roller Girls/ Middlesbrough Milk Rollers |
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| 22-23 May 2010 | Highland Fling | ARRG Cannon Belles | 3 - 198 | GRG Irn Bruisers | |
| ARRG Cannon Belles | 98 - 20 | GRG Maiden Grrrders | |||
| ARRG Cannon Belles | 63 - 66 | Granite City Northern Fights | |||
| 26 June 2010 | Central Belter | ARRG Cannon Belles | 66 - 116 | GRG Maiden Grrders | |
| 4 September 2010 | Jurassic Skate Park | ARRG Cannon Belles | 187 - 46 | Perth Fair City Rollers | |
| 26 February 2011 | Crashablanca | ARRG Cannon Belles | 158 - 22 | Wakey Wheeled Cats | |
| 2 April 2011 | Space Quaddity | ARRG Cannon Belles | 106 - 46 | Granite City Roller Girls | |
| 9 July 2011 | Star Spangled Jammer | ARRG Cannon Belles | 115 - 63 | Liverpool Roller Birds | |
| 6 August 2011 | ARRG Cannon Belles | 126 - 86 | GRG Maiden Grrders | Part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. | |
| 3 September 2011 | Need for Greed | ARRG Cannon Belles | 126 - 124 | LRR Rising Stars | |
| 22 October 2011 | The Monsters Brawl | ARRG Cannon Belles | 71 - 114 | LRD Whip Its |
Intraleague Teams
| Date | Event | Team | Result | Opponents | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 January 2009 | Fishnet Burns Night | Highland Heathens | 100 - 88 | Celtic Chaos | |
| 22 November 2009 | Loch Mess | Highland Heathens | 158 - 99 | Celtic Chaos | |
| 29 October 2011 | Twisted Thistles | 173 - 44 | Cannon Belles |
External links
Articles
- 25 June 2008 The Scotsman Evening News "Girls All Set For Derby Day"
- 12 January 2009 The Scotsman "Team Looks To Get On a Roll in Fundraiser"
- 22 January 2009 Edinburgh Guide "Fishnet Burns Night"
- 27 January 2009 The Scotsman "You've Gotta Roll With It"
- 22 May 2009 The Scotsman Evening News "Roller Girls Get Skates On"
- 6 July 2009 Press and Journal "Roller Girls Given a Chance To Try Out Ancient Broadswords"
- 6 July 2009 BBC News Website
- 29 July 2009 Daily Record "Time To Get Your Skates On As Roller Derby Hits Scotland"
- 10 September 2009 The Midgie "Edinburgh: Roller Derby"
- 26 September 2009 Scotsman Evening News "Auld Reekie Girls Are Ready To Roll With The Punches"
- 25 October 2009 The Herald Scotland "Rollergirls Just Want To Have Fun"
- 1 November 2009 Scotland On Sunday "On A Roll With The Girls" written by Peter Ross Feature Writer of the Year [11]
- 11 November 2009 The Scotsman Evening News "It's Sure To Be a Skate Game"
- December 2009 The Pulse "You Gotta Roll With It" Page 47
- 31 March 2010 The List "Whip It - Let the Good Times Roll"
- 27th Of April, 2010 BBC "Auld Reekie Roller Girls"
- 18 June 2010 Edinburgh Spotlight "Fringe Preview - Auld Reekie Roller Girls"
- 8 August 2010 Edinburgh Spotlight "Fringe Review - Auld Reekie Roller Girls 4 stars"
- 12 October 2010 Edinburgh Spotlight "Auld Reekie Roller Girls Roller Derby"
- 19 November 2010 Edinburgh Evening News "Roller Derby: Juicy Lucy is Looking to Drop a Berlin Bombshell"
- 22 March 2011 Edinburgh Spotlight "Event: Auld Reekie Roller Girls"
- 24 March, 2011 The Edinburgh Reporter "Auld Reekie Roller Girls"
- 30th March, 2011 Impulse Magazine "Auld Reekie Roller Girls"
- 9th June, 2011The Scotsman Evening News "Derby teams get skates on"
- 15th July, 2011 STV Edinburgh South East "Roller Derby Queens Prepare to Take On Two Rivals"
References
- ^ Hickson, Siân (2009-09-10). "Edinburgh: Roller Derby". The Midgie. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b McCracken, Edd (2009-10-25). "Rollergirls just want to have fun". The Herald. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/Launch.aspx?referral=other&refresh=j03W7dN10A6g&PBID=c349ae2f-6313-478a-879b-a66aec735928&skip=%7C
- ^ "WFTDA Welcomes 7 New Members". Retrieved 2 November 2011.
- ^ http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/scotland/Girls-all-set-for-derby.4219562.jp
- ^ http://www.edinburghguide.com/events/2009/01/24/auldreekierollergirlsfishnetburnsnight
- ^ a b http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/editors-choice/2009/07/29/time-to-get-your-skates-on-as-roller-derby-hits-scotland-86908-21555750/
- ^ http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/topstories/Auld-Reekie-girls--are.5681514.jp
- ^ http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/Launch.aspx?referral=other&refresh=j03W7dN10A6g&PBID=c349ae2f-6313-478a-879b-a66aec735928&skip=
- ^ "Team Scotland Roster". Retrieved 27 October 2011.
- ^ http://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/photo/090424scotspress.shtml