Team ZA Roller Derby
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| Founded | 2014 |
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| Colors | Black and gold |
| Head coach | Philipp Schmid |
| Manager | Barbara Plank |
| Championships | 35th place at 2018 Roller Derby World Cup |
| Website | www |
Team ZA Roller Derby represents South Africa in women's international roller derby, in events such as the Roller Derby World Cup.
History
The 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
2014
| 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
| 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
- ^ 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.
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