Belfast Roller Derby
roller derby league
Belfast Roller Derby (BRD) is a flat track roller derby league based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Founded in January 2010, the league consists of two teams that play teams from other leagues, and is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).
History
Belfast Roller Derby was founded in 2010, by skater Hannah Whitall (derby name Hannahbolic Steroids). With increasing interest in the sport throughout the UK, helped by the release of the film Whip It in 2009, the league was able to arrange training with skaters from Dublin and Glasgow. BRD was the first roller derby league in Northern Ireland, founded six months after Dublin Roller Derby, the first league in Ireland.
BRD played its first home bout in December 2011 as an intraleague competition with the Titanic Titans and the Hellfast City Hit-Girls.
In 2018, Belfast City Rockets merged with the league.
Affiliations
In May 2012, BRD was accepted as a member of the United Kingdom Roller Derby Association.
The league has been sponsored by Lavery's Bar Belfast since January 2014. In May 2014, the league was accepted into the WFTDA Apprentice Program and became a full member league in December 2014.
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