Team ZA Roller Derby represents South Africa in women's international roller derby, in events such as the Roller Derby World Cup.
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| Founded | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Colors | Black and gold |
| Head coach | Philipp Schmid |
| Manager | Barbara Plank |
| Championships | 35th place at 2018 Roller Derby World Cup |
| Website | www |
History
editThe team was first formed to compete at the 2014 Roller Derby World Cup, at which it was known as Team South Africa Roller Derby. It played a warm-up mixed scrimmage against the Texas Rollergirls,[1] but lost all of its group stage matches and exited the competition.[2]
At the 2018 Roller Derby World Cup, on the first day, the team lost narrowly to Greece, and then by 283 to nil to England.[3] However, it then beat Romania and Costa Rica, recording its first ever wins in the tournament.[2][4] It finished the tournament ranked 35 out of 38 teams.[5]
Squad
edit2014
edit| Real name | Derby name[1] |
|---|---|
| Candice Van Niekerk | Ling Vom Bot |
| Michelle Dosson | Booty Queen |
| Philippa Van Welie | Pippa |
| Aimee Plank | The Iron Tyrant |
| Emilia Domagala | Bug-Off |
| Samantha Scholtz | Slam-U-Well Jackson |
| Teri Robberts | Gazelle |
| Lauren Barkume | Pit Bullet |
| Kelly Wooldridge | Electri-Kell |
| Laurie Bauer | Sookie Smackhouse |
| Rozanne du Preeze | Betty Bone Crusher |
| Jeanette Venske | Sugarfists |
| Szerdi Nagy | Julia Seize-Her |
| Claire Hayward | Miss C Malice |
| Nic Chalmers | Coach Nic |
2018
edit| Number | Name |
|---|---|
| 00 | Samurai |
| 000 | Booty Queen |
| 001 | Bug Off |
| 11 | Nagy |
| 1610 | Kez |
| 17 | Beaten Mess |
| 1981 | Red Mist |
| 2020 | Axl Bruise |
| 222 | Trouble |
| 313 | Wrecking Bell |
| 4 | Stingray |
| 47 | Betty Bone Crusher |
| 55 | Kill Gill |
| 7 | Sookie Smackhouse |
| 73 | Mother |
| 7530 | Van Der Moseley |
| 78 | Hooligan Barbie |
| 911 | Empress Pain-guin |
| 917 | Iron Tyrant |
| Head Coach | Philipp Schmid |
| Bench | Andrew Stent |
References
edit- ^ a b Abby, Hammer (3 December 2014). "Roller Derby World Cup Preview – Pool 1: New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, Wales". Derby Central. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ a b Head, Tom (4 February 2018). "On a roll: How South Africa's roller derby team made history this weekend". The South African. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "Results - Day 1". Roller Derby World Cup.
- ^ "Another South African sports team has made history". Jacaranda FM. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "Rankings". Roller Derby World Cup. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
