Team Ireland Roller Derby represents Ireland in women's international roller derby, in events such as the Roller Derby World Cup. Affectionately known as the "Green Machine", the team was first formed to compete at the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup, and finished the tournament in tenth place.
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| Founded | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Colors | Green and white |
| Head coach | Karl Case (Lt Damn) and Jeff Roche |
| Manager | Mary Bowe |
| Championships | 10th place at Roller Derby World Cup 2011, 2014 |
| Broadcasters | Derby News Network |
| Website | teamirelandrollerderby |
The Irish team warmed up for the 2011 World Cup with a number of bouts against English leagues, starting with the Sheffield Steel Rollergirls.[1]
At the World Cup, Ireland lost to Team Finland in round 1;[2] then easily beat Roller Derby Brasil in the consolation stage,[3] but lost to Roller Derby Germany to finish tenth.[4]
The team's head coach, Violent Bob, from Dublin Roller Girls,[5] stated afterwards that the team were "probably among the underdogs" at the World Cup, but were "pretty proud of how we got on". He highlighted in particular the team's group stage 64–119 loss to Team England as a competitive performance.[6]
Team roster
edit2016 - 2018 Training Squad
editTeam Ireland named its team training squad of 30 skaters in November 2016, following try-outs.[7] Head Coach is Karl Case (Lt Damn) from Manchester Roller Derby and Team Ireland Men's Roller Derby, and assistant coach is Jeff Roche from Limerick Roller Derby and Team Ireland Men's Roller Derby Team Manager is Mary Bowe (Bowe T-Vicious) from Waterford City Viqueens.
2014 team roster
editTeam Ireland named its roster for the 2014 Blood & Thunder Roller Derby World Cup in October 2014. Team Coach is Sinister Mary Clarence (London Rollergirls, Assistant Coach is Kitty Cadaver (Dublin Roller Derby) and Line up manager is Belle Igerent (Limerick Rollergirls). The team manager is Titstanium (Limerick Rollergirls).
| Number | Name | League |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Feral Fairy | Leeds Roller Dolls |
| 1033 | Jewel Suffer | Limerick Roller Girls |
| 1337 | Ra-Ra Rasputina | Belfast Roller Derby |
| 14 | Anne Prendiville | Dublin Roller Derby |
| 16 | Jemerald | Dublin Roller Derby |
| 17 | Moa Hogarth | Dublin Roller Derby |
| 23D | Emma Greenhalgh | Dublin Roller Derby |
| 24 | Celtic Tiger | Oxford Roller Derby |
| 3 | Puscifer | Belfast Roller Derby |
| 32 | Cork Rebel | Gotham Girls Roller Derby |
| 42 | Agent Dana Scurry | Central City Rollergirls |
| 45 | Maul'er Malone | Belfast Roller Derby |
| 451 | Lil' Paine | Boston Derby Dames |
| 490 | Fiona Carton | Dublin Roller Derby |
| 69 | Rachel McAlpin | Gotham Girls Roller Derby |
| 7 | Sarah McMillan | Glasgow Roller Derby |
| 74 | Stabba | Dublin Roller Derby |
| 77 | Roisin McGrath | Belfast Roller Derby |
| x3 | Siobhan Murphy | Central City Rollergirls |
| LD50 | Chemikill Hazard | Glasgow Roller Derby |
2011 team roster
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Team Ireland named its initial roster in September 2011, following try-outs.[8] Most of the skaters were from Ireland's two leagues with bouting experience, the Dublin Roller Girls and Cork City Firebirds.[6] (league affiliations listed as of at the time of the announcement)
| Number | Name | League |
|---|---|---|
| Agony Annt | Dublin Roller Girls | |
| 18 | B.A Blockus | Dublin Roller Girls |
| 5x5 | Bad Faith | London Rollergirls |
| 245 | Belle for Leather | Dublin Roller Girls |
| 1000 | Canadian Psycho[note 1] | Greater Toronto Area Rollergirls |
| LD50 | Chemikill Hazard | Glasgow Roller Girls |
| R666 | Crow Jane | Cork City Firebirds |
| 76 | Coco Pox | Glasgow Roller Girls |
| 619 | Holly Sheet | Dolly Rockit Rollers |
| 842 | Jessica Mooney | Kernow Rollers |
| <3 | Jessica Rammit | Dublin Roller Girls |
| 37 | Kitty Cadaver | Dublin Roller Girls |
| Lil' Edee | Dublin Roller Girls | |
| Peppy Nephrine | Dublin Roller Girls | |
| 16 | Phantom Jemerald | Cork City Firebirds |
| N17 | Roisin Roulette | Birmingham Blitz Dames |
| 24 | Rush'n Barron | Cork City Firebirds |
| 27 | Sinister Mary Clarence | London Rollergirls |
| 27 | Tina Gutt-her and Jamm | Dublin Roller Girls |
| 21 | Wile E. Peyote | Rat City Rollergirls |
| 67 | Zola Blood | Dublin Roller Girls |
Notes
edit- ^ Canadian Psycho, while not on the initial roster, was a last-minute replacement and did compete.
References
edit- ^ "Team All-Ireland vs SSRG!", All-Ireland Roller Derby News, 20 September 2011
- ^ Justice Feelgood Marshall, "World Cup: (10) Finland Upends (7) Ireland, 148–134 Archived 5 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine", Derby News Network, 3 December 2011
- ^ Justice Feelgood Marshall, "World Cup Consolation: (7) Ireland Batters (11) Brazil, 213–57", Derby News Network, 3 December 2011
- ^ Justice Feelgood Marshall, "World Cup 9th Place: (8) Germany Denies (7) Ireland, 116–60", Derby News Network, 3 December 2011
- ^ Gabrielle Monaghan, "Irish team get their skates on", Sunday Times, 18 September 2011
- ^ a b Una Mulally, "A step up for the high rollers who never quit", Irish Times, 10 December 2011
- ^ "2016 Training Squad | Team Ireland Roller Derby". 1 February 2019. Archived from the original on 1 February 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ Hurt Reynolds (5 October 2011). "World Cup Team Ireland Roster". Derby News Network. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2011.