Bath Roller Derby
League logo
Metro areaBath
CountryEngland
Founded14th of September 2012
TeamsBath Spartans (A),
Bath Romans (B),
Bath Gladiators
Track type(s)Flat
VenuesWellsway School, Keynsham,
Beechen Cliff
Websitehttp://www.bathrollerderby.co.uk/

Bath Roller Derby is a roller derby league based in Bath, Somerset. Founded in 2012, the league plays to the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) ruleset.[1] The league has been a member of the United Kingdom Roller Derby Association (UKRDA) since May 2015.[2]

League History

The league was founded in 2012 by several local skaters as Bath Roller Derby Girls but rebranded in 2018 and dropped the 'Girls'. They held their first public session in September 2012 and henceforth began holding regular training sessions.[3] Half a year later, the league held their second recruitment intake and numbers begun to increase[4] with a third intake following in November of that year.

In April 2014, they played their first international game against Lisbon Grrrls Roller Derby, taking home a 152–132 victory.[5]

Bath won the 2018 Bath Sports Awards' Community Club of the Year award in 2018.[6]

League skater Amy Buller (derby name Scarlett O’ Harma) died of breast cancer in September 2020, and the league have since hosted the "Peeka Hurt You Cup" in celebration of her life and to raise money for Dorothy House, a local hospice charity.[7]

League Structure

The league currently has two teams drawn from all league skaters:[8]

  • Bath Spartans (A Team)
  • Bath Roman Rollers (B Team).

The Bath Gladiators team is made up of those skaters not currently drafted to a Travel Team or currently injured and not skating. The Bath Skeleton Crew is the league's official crew, providing skating and non-skating officials (NSOs) for home and away games.

Five Nations Roller Derby Championships

The league participated in the British Roller Derby Championships 2015 Women T4 South West tier. They played Wiltshire Roller Derby, North Devon Roller Derby, Bridgend Roller Derby and Riot City Ravens, winning three out of their four games.[9] This performance qualified them for Women T4 Playoffs - Western, where they won against North Wales Roller Derby, 165-128, but lost to Wirral Roller Derby's Savage Lilies, 294-78.[10]

In 2016, they found themselves in Women Tier 3 South. They had a difficult start to the competition, losing their first four games against North Devon Roller Derby, Kent Roller Derby, Cornwall Roller Derby and Surrey Roller Girls, before beating Plymouth City Roller Derby.[11]

A restructured tournament in 2017 saw the league in the Womens T3 Regional tier. They faced Granite City Roller Derby, Norfolk Roller Derby, Sheffield Steel Roller Derby, North Devon Roller Derby, Dorset Roller Girls, Riot City Ravens and Cornwall Roller Derby.[12]

In 2018, they were promoted to Womens T2 UKRDA National in a further-restructured competition. They won their game against North Devon Roller Derby, but lost all their other games against SWAT Roller Derby, Royal Windsor Roller Derby, London Roller Derby's Batter C Power (C).[13]

Their performance qualified them in 2019 to compete in the Womens T1 Premier tier. They faced up to London Roller Derby's Batter C Power, Norfolk Roller Derby, SWAT Roller Derby and Cambridge Rollerbillies.[14]

In 2021, the British Championships rebranded as the Five Nations Roller Derby Championships.[15]

Ranked Games

The table below lists the bouts played by Bath Roller Derby Girls as recorded by Flat Track Stats

Date Event Home/Away Team Opponent Results Won by'
5 April 2014 Day of the Bruises Away Bath Roller Derby Girls Lisbon Grrrls 151-132 BRDG
3 May 2014 Ruthless Romans Away Bath Roller Derby Girls Neath Port Talbot Roller Derby 130-160 NPT
24 May 2014 Rumble in the Docks: Lairy Rose Away Bath Roller Derby Girls Portsmouth Roller Wenches 102-236 PRW
14 June 2014 Unnamed Away Bath Roller Derby Girls Swansea City Roller Derby (B) 152-156 SCRD (B)
27 September 2014 Blood Bath Home Bath Roller Derby Girls Devon Clotted Screamers 200-136 BRDG
25 October 2014 Unnamed Home Bath Roller Derby Girls Neath Port Talbot Roller Derby 187-237 NPT
7 February 2015 Shove Me Tender Home Bath Roller Derby Girls Grid City 172-210 GCD
21 February 2015 Unnamed Away Bath Roller Derby Girls Cornwall Roller Derby (B) 313-28 BRDG
14 March 2015 SW:UK 2015 Away Bath Roman Rollers Severn Roller Torrent (B) 175-89 BRDG (B)
29 March 2015 British Championships Away Bath Spartans Riot City Ravens 325-108 BRDG
11 April 2015 Unnamed Home Bath Spartans Swansea City Roller Derby (B) 380-115 BRDG
11 April 2015 SW:UK 2015 Home Bath Roman Rollers Bristol Roller Derby (B) 127-341 BRD (B)
16 May 2015 British Championships Away Bath Spartans Bridgend Roller Derby 369-93 BRDG
21 June 2015 British Championships Away Bath Spartans Grin 'N' Barum 137-142 GNB
18 July 2015 Unnamed Away Bath Spartans Cork City Firebirds 198-122 BRDG
18 July 2015 Unnamed Away Bath Roman Rollers Galway She Devils 257-185 BRDG (B)
22 August 2015 British Championships Home Bath Spartans Wiltshire

Unranked Events

This table lists unranked and one-day tournament events in which BRDG has competed

Date Event Home/Away Teams Results Won by
22 November 2014 SK8 Britain Tournament Away Bath Roller Derby Girls, Suffolk Roller Derby, Grid City Division, Killa Hurtz Roller Girls, Voodoo Roller Dollies, Devon Clotted Screamers, Wrexham Rejects, Riverside Rebels 1st BRDG

References

  1. ↑ "Blog Archives". Bath Roller Derby. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Member Leagues | United Kingdom Roller Derby Association". 24 September 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "Fast and furious roller derby comes to Bath". Bath Chronicle. 27 September 2012. Archived from the original on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  4. ↑ "We Are Recruiting!". Bath Roller Derby. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  5. ↑ Rose, Neil (11 April 2014). "Lisbon lionesses looking to bring roller derby excitement to Bath". The Bath Chronicle. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  6. ↑ Evans, Daniel (21 November 2018). "The winners of the 2018 Bath Sports Awards revealed". SomersetLive. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  7. ↑ "Amy is given a rousing send-off". The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  8. ↑ "Teams". Bath Roller Derby. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  9. ↑ "British Roller Derby Championships 2015: Women T4 South West | Roller Derby Stats & Rankings | Flat Track Stats". flattrackstats.com. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  10. ↑ "British Roller Derby Championships 2015: Women T4 Playoffs - Western | Roller Derby Stats & Rankings | Flat Track Stats". flattrackstats.com. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  11. ↑ "British Roller Derby Championships 2016: Women Tier 3 South | Roller Derby Stats & Rankings | Flat Track Stats". flattrackstats.com. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  12. ↑ "British Roller Derby Championships 2017: Womens T3 Regional | Roller Derby Stats & Rankings | Flat Track Stats". flattrackstats.com. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  13. ↑ "British Roller Derby Championships 2018: Womens T2 UKRDA National | Roller Derby Stats & Rankings | Flat Track Stats". flattrackstats.com. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  14. ↑ "British Roller Derby Championships 2019: Womens T1 Premier | Roller Derby Stats & Rankings | Flat Track Stats". flattrackstats.com. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  15. ↑ "Five Nations Roller Derby". Five Nations Roller Derby. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
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