Auld Reekie Roller Derby


Auld Reekie Roller Derby is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Founded in 2008, ARRD was the first Scottish Women's Flat Track Derby Association member. The league aims to create teams with the ability to compete locally and internationally at the highest levels.
ARRD play by the rules of the WFTDA, and were officially accepted as an Apprentice League on 5 October 2010. The league graduated as full members of the WFTDA on 1 September 2011.
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History

Formed in April 2008 as Auld Reekie Roller Girls, ARRD 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". Within two months of forming there was local media interest.
ARRD organise and skate in numerous games and tournaments, both "closed" and "open" public games. ARRD hosted their first public game, entitled "Fishnet Burns Night", at Meadowbank Sports Centre on 24 January 2009 just ten months after their formation, and competed in the London Rollergirls-hosted European tournament "Roll Britannia" in 2009, placing fourth.
ARRD have an international standing, having travelled to Berlin to take part in the first European Organisational Roller Derby Conference in November 2012, and to Philadelphia, USA, to compete in the East Coast Derby Extravaganza in June 2013. More recently, in May 2016, ARRD travelled to Eugene, Oregon to take part in the 2016 The Big O tournament, hosted by Emerald City Roller Girls. ARRD played teams including Windy City Rollers, Sac City Rollers and Santa Cruz Derby Girls.
Until its closure in 2017, home games were played at the Meadowbank Stadium, which had capacity for up to 400 spectators. Home games are currently played at Dalkeith Community Campus, in Dalkeith, Midlothian. The sport of roller derby is still growing in Scotland, with ARRD running a "Protostars" new skaters programme that is open to anyone who wishes to learn how to play or officiate roller derby.
Current members of ARRD were selected to represent Team Scotland at both the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup, in Toronto, Canada, the 2014 Roller Derby World Cup in Dallas, Texas, and the 2018 Roller Derby World Cup in Manchester, United Kingdom.
In October 2018, Auld Reekie announced a rebrand as "Auld Reekie Roller Derby", to better acknowledge the diversity of its membership.

Teams

Travel Teams

All Stars All Star Reserves
  • '''All Star Rookies'''

Home Teams

Intra-league teams were previously selected on a game-by-game basis under the names The Highland Heathens and Celtic Chaos. In 2012, three permanent home teams were formed and the annual Home Season tournament was launched.The Cherry BombersThe Skatefast Club The Leithal Weapons
The last Home Season took place in 2015 and Home Teams were subsequently disbanded.

WFTDA competition

Ranked at 57th overall in June 2016, ARRD qualified for WFTDA Division 2 Playoffs in 2016, but declined their spot citing the inability to get a full complement of skaters available for the Playoffs and electing to sit it out. ARRD again qualified for the Division 2 Playoffs and Championship in 2017 as the top seed in Pittsburgh, but was upset by #16 seed Dublin Roller Derby in their first game 200–183, and also lost their consolation round game to Oklahoma Victory Dolls 251–131 to finish out of the medals.

Rankings

  • ''CR = consolation round''

Results of Public Bouts

In addition to the public bouts shown below, the team has also undertaken a series of 'closed' bouts, details of which have not been included.
NB: indicate a win, whilst indicates a loss.

All Stars (formerly The Twisted Thistles)

DateEventResultOpponentsNotes
19 April 2009I Scream Sunday142 - 132Central City Rollergirls
23 May 2009Derby Mayhem175 - 124Central City Rollergirls
20 June 2009Fear and Lothian117 - 117Birmingham Blitz Derby DamesA rare draw, now impossible in WFTDA Roller Derby
18–19 July 2009Roll Britannia94 - 74Central City RollergirlsEarly rounds of Europe's first Roller Derby Tournament
127 - 45Royal Rebellion Rollers
109 - 123Birmingham Blitz Derby DamesSemi-final of Europe's first Roller Derby Tournament
70 - 120Glasgow Roller Girls3rd place play-off of Europe's first Roller Derby Tournament
26 September 2009Hassle at the Castle64 - 110Glasgow Roller Girls
14 February 2010Jailhouse Block96 - 93Leeds Roller Dolls
11 April 2010Hadrian's Brawl147 - 20Lincolnshire Bombers Roller Girls
22–23 May 2010Highland Fling224 - 6Dundee DestroyersScotland's first Roller Derby tournament
95 - 98Glasgow Roller GirlsFinal of Scotland's first Roller Derby tournament
19 June 2010Get Kilt92 - 68Stuttgart Valley Roller GirlzAway match in Stuttgart
26 June 2010Central Belter88 - 84Glasgow Roller Girls
7 August 2010The Prisoner of AzkaSLAM93 - 117London Rockin Rollers
16 October 2010Stop! Jammertime73 - 59Central City Rollergirls
20 November 2010Blockenspiel108 - 109Berlin Bombshells
15–16 January 2011Tattoo Freeze63 - 117London Rockin RollersTournament held at the "Tattoo Freeze" convention, Telford
102 - 75Central City Rollergirls
66 - 135London Brawl Saints
16 April 2011Gore-onation St109 - 92Rainy City Roller Girls
11 June 201147 - 195London Brawl Saints
20 August 201194 - 95Stuttgart Valley Roller GirlzPart of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
3 September 2011Need for Greed110 - 149London Rockin Rollers
22 October 2011The Monsters Brawl88 - 120Leeds Roller Dolls
13 January 2012UKRDA Tournament61 - 78London Rockin RollersPart of the Tattoo Freeze convention
14 January 2012UKRDA Tournament74 - 79Glasgow Roller DerbyPart of the Tattoo Freeze convention
20 January 2012100 - 60Dolly Rockit Rollers
10 March 2012131 - 167Central City Rollergirls
5 May 2012COWABUNGArrg!202 - 103Helsinki Roller Derby
19 May 2012103 - 221Suffra Jets
18 - 667London BrawlingWFTDA closed bout
16 June 201270 - 176Bear City Roller Derby
4 August 2012Edinburgh Fringe Bout147 - 184Tiger Bay Brawlers
25 August 2012Chaos on the Clyde89 - 130Leeds Roller Dolls
26 August 2012Chaos on the Clyde224 - 39Sheffield Steel Rollergirls
26 August 2012Chaos on the Clyde173 - 92London Rockin' Rollers
22 September 2012246 - 12Sheffield Steel Rollergirls
16 November 2012Track Queens - Battle Royal180 - 142Central City Rollergirls1st European WFTDA-Tournament in Berlin
17 November 2012Track Queens - Battle Royal28 - 475London Roller Girls1st European WFTDA-Tournament in Berlin
18 November 2012Track Queens - Battle Royal139 - 149Stockholm Roller Derby1st European WFTDA-Tournament in Berlin - 4th Place for ARRG
27 April 2013Anarchy in the UK148 - 99Bear City Roller Derby's Berlin Bombshells
28 April 2013Anarchy in the UK149 - 187London Roller Girls' Brawl Saints
29 June 2013ECDX207 - 137Ithaca League of Women RollersEast Coast Derby Extravaganza in Philadelphia, USA
30 June 2013ECDX262 - 129Dominion Roller DerbyEast Coast Derby Extravaganza in Philadelphia, USA
10 August 2013Die ARRG194 - 104Stockholm Roller DerbyPart of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival

All Star Reserves (formerly The Cannon Belles)

DateEventTeamResultOpponentsNotes
26 September 2009Hassle at the CastleARRG Cannon Belles66 - 97GRG Maiden GrrdersB-team mini expo bout
11 April 2010Hadrian's BrawlARRG Cannon Belles76 - 69Newcastle Roller Girls/
Middlesbrough Milk Rollers
22–23 May 2010Highland FlingARRG Cannon Belles3 - 198GRG Irn Bruisers
ARRG Cannon Belles98 - 20GRG Maiden Grrrders
ARRG Cannon Belles63 - 66Granite City Northern Fights
26 June 2010Central BelterARRG Cannon Belles66 - 116GRG Maiden Grrders
4 September 2010Jurassic Skate ParkARRG Cannon Belles187 - 46Perth Fair City Rollers
26 February 2011CrashablancaARRG Cannon Belles158 - 22Wakey Wheeled Cats
2 April 2011Space QuaddityARRG Cannon Belles106 - 46Granite City Roller Girls
9 July 2011Star Spangled JammerARRG Cannon Belles115 - 63Liverpool Roller Birds
6 August 2011ARRG Cannon Belles126 - 86GRG Maiden GrrdersPart of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
3 September 2011Need for GreedARRG Cannon Belles126 - 124LRR Rising Stars
22 October 2011The Monsters BrawlARRG Cannon Belles71 - 114LRD Whip Its
25 March 2012Cell Block TangoARRG Cannon Belles324 - 65Fair City Fear Maidens
26 May 2012ARRG Cannon Belles216 - 150Kent Roller Girls
18 August 2012Edinburgh Fringe BoutARRG Cannon Belles153 - 199Dublin Roller Girls
18 May 2013ARRG Cannon Belles114 - 112Vienna Roller Girls
24 August 2013Die ARRG - With a VengeanceARRG Twisted Thistles322 - 69Helsinki Roller Derby Queen B'sPart of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
28 September 2013ARRG Cannon Belles308 - 128Middlesbrough Milk Rollers
30 November 2013ARRG Cannon Belles142 - 210Amsterdam Roller Dames