Leicestershire Dolly Rockit Rollers
League logo
Metro areaLeicester
CountryUnited Kingdom
Founded10 January 2010
TeamsAll-Stars (A)
Rockin' Rockets (B)
Track type(s)Flat
AffiliationsWFTDA
Websitehttp://www.dollyrockitrollers.co.uk

The Dolly Rockit Rollers (DRR) are a flat track roller derby league based in Leicestershire, England.

Formed in January 2010,[1] they are members of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), which they joined in July 2014.[2] The league has been a member of the United Kingdom Roller Derby Association (UKRDA) since September 2011.[3]

League history

DRR were formed in January 2010 by skaters Sally-Anne Scrivener (derby name Slamabama) from Birmingham's Central City Rollergirls and Nitro Noush of Rebellion Roller Girls.[1][4] They were both living in Leicester and travelling to Birmingham and Milton Keynes respectively to play roller derby.

In conjunction with Central City Rollergrils, they organised a practice in the Beaumont Leys area of the city and were encouraged by the high turnout. Leicester has a long affinity with roller skating, with the Granby Halls roller rink widely popular until its closure in 1999,[5] and this provided a solid basis for membership to increase over the following months. The fledgling league was named the Dolly Rockit Rollers, as a pun on the term "rock it" and an homage to Leicester's National Space Centre.

The first bout for DRR was a mixed exhibition game in August 2010, with their first interleague bout (a 79–68 loss to the Newcastle Roller Girls) taking place a month later. This bout also marked the league's debut at their new home, with the Dollies moving from Beaumont Leys to the larger Parklands Leisure Centre at this time. The team would play two more interleague bouts in 2010, winning both of them to finish the year on a 2–1 record.[6]

Skater numbers continued to increase and by May 2011 DRR had enough advanced skaters to form a 'B' team, the Raggy Dollz.[7] The DRR 'B' team made an unofficial debut in May 2011, skating under the name "Free Birds", before playing their first official bout against the Birmingham Blitz Dames’ 'B' team in September of that year. The Dollies were admitted into UKRDA shortly after this bout.

DRR’s All-Stars played a total of twelve public bouts in 2011, with nine wins in total.[6] This record saw them voted amongst the top eight members of the UKRDA and qualified them to play at the Tattoo Freeze 2012 tournament in January of the following year.[8] They would eventually be eliminated in the quarterfinals after a tense game against the Auld Reekie Rollergirls.

In October 2012, the Dollies were accepted as a member of the WFTDA Apprentice Program,[9] and became a full member of the WFTDA in July 2014.[2]

Teams

The league currently fields two teams:

The league has undergone restructuring with some teams retired:

National Team Representation

At the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup and 2014 Roller Derby World Cup, the league's Rogue Runner played for Team England Roller Derby. Holly Sheet was selected for Team Ireland Roller Derby in 2011.[15][16]

WFTDA rankings

Season Final ranking[17] Playoffs Championship
2016 251 WFTDA[18] DNQ DNQ
2017 308 WFTDA[19] DNQ DNQ
2018 241 WFTDA[20] DNQ DNQ
2019 354 WFTDA[21] DNQ DNQ
2020 350 WFTDA[22] DNQ DNQ

*Please note that rankings were suspended in March 2020 in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.[23]

Five Nations Roller Derby Championships

At the first British Championships in 2015, the Dolly Rockit Rollers were placed into the 'Women T3 West' tier. They lost all their games.[24]

For the British Roller Derby Championships 2016: Women Tier 4 West, the Dollys performed better, ending in second place.[25]

This strong performance led to their promotion back to the Women's T3 Regional division for 2017,[26] where they remained in 2018.[27]

In 2021, the British Championships rebranded as the Five Nations Roller Derby Championships.[28]

Game history

The following is a list of open-door interleague games played by the Dolly Rockit Rollers since their inception in 2010.

Date Home/Away DRR Team Opponent Result
(DRR score shown first) 		Bout name
25 Sep 2010 Home DRR All-stars Newcastle Roller Girls 68–79 Block the Casbah
23 Oct 2010 Away DRR All-stars Granite City Roller Girls 82–56 Jammerblocky
20 Nov 2010 Home DRR All-stars Wakey Wheeled Cats 109–76 Helter Belter
5 Feb 2011 Home DRR All-stars Romsey Town Rollerbillies 129–126 (Overtime) Birthday Bash
26 Feb 2011 Away DRR All-stars Liverpool Roller Birds 111–68 A Hard Days Fight
2 April 2011 Away DRR All-stars Hot Wheel Roller Derby 102–43 Great Yorkshire Showdown
2 April 2011 Away DRR All-stars Manchester Roller Derby 52–83 Great Yorkshire Showdown
7 May 2011 Away DRR Free Birds (B-team) Newcastle Roller Girls 64–44 Sweet Home Alajammer
7 May 2011 Away DRR All-stars Newcastle Roller Girls 83–107 Sweet Home Alajammer
6 Aug 2011 Home DRR All-stars Tiger Bay Brawlers 86–95 School of Block
10 Sep 2011 Home DRR All-stars Hot Wheel Roller Derby 128–119 Club TropiCarnage
24 Sep 2011 Away DRR All-stars Royal Windsor Rollergirls 161–63 Unthemed
1 Oct 2011 Away DRR Raggy Dollz Dawn of the Dames 123–84 Rolling Dead
1 Oct 2011 Away DRR All-stars Birmingham Blitz Dames 120–86 Rolling Dead
5 Nov 2011 Home DRR All-stars Granite City Roller Girls 163–57 Beats International
18 Nov 2011 Home DRR All-stars Lincolnshire Bombers Roller Girls 131–130 Rollerburn
17 Dec 2011 Away DRR All-stars Rainy City Roller Girls Tender Hooligans 160–94 Christmas Bonanza
15 Jan 2012 Home DRR All-stars Auld Reekie Roller Girls 60–100 Tattoo Freeze
11 Feb 2012 Away DRR All-stars London Rockin' Rollers Rising Stars 165–123 Jammer Throw
11 Feb 2012 Home DRR Raggy Dollz SSRG Crucibelles 165–101 Hit Her With Glitter
11 Feb 2012 Home DRR All-stars Sheffield Steel Rollergirls 131–196 Hit Her With Glitter
31 Mar 2012 Away DRR Raggy Dollz Wakey Wheeled Cats 211–126 Hoedown Showdown
21 Apr 2012 Home DRR All-stars Liverpool Roller Birds 308–124 The Blocky Horror Picture Show
5 May 2012 Away DRR All-stars Big Bucks High Rollers 158–169 (Overtime) Cinco De Mayhem
19 May 2012 Home DRR Raggy Dollz Norfolk Brawds Roller Derby 271–58 Unthemed
26 May 2012 Away DRR All-stars Brighton Rockers Roller Derby 69–224 A Right Royal Rumble
9 Jun 2012 Home DRR All-stars Helsinki Roller Derby 71–99 Fight to the Finnish
14 Jul 2012 Home DRR All-stars Romsey Town Rollerbillies 151–120 Unthemed
4 Aug 2012 Home DRR All-stars Blitz Dames 93–121 Super Jamio
8 Sept 2012 Home DRR All-stars Royal Windsor Roller Girls 77–184 SuperJammersGoBallistic...!
29 Sept 2012 Away Raggy Dollz Kent Roller Girls 82–184 Block n Roll High School
13 Oct 2012 Away DRR All-stars Tiger Bay Brawlers 30–496 Unnamed
17 Nov 2012 Home Raggy Dollz Portsmouth Roller Wenches 112–134 My Big Fat Derby Wedding
8 Dec 2012 Away DRR All-stars Hot Wheel Roller Derby 75–296 Unnamed
17 Feb 2013 Home DRR All-stars Bristol Harbour Harlots 116–273 Smack Down
16 Mar 2013 Away DRR All-stars One Love Roller Dolls 120–165 Glam Block
17 Mar 2013 Away DRR All-stars Go-Go Gent Roller Derby 74–300 Closed door
20 Apr 2013 Home DRR All-stars Croydon 106–229 Tank Grrls
21 Apr 2013 Away DRR All-stars Seaside Sirens 162–178 Merby Opener
11 May 2013 Away DRR All-stars Middlesbrough Milk Rollers 112–326 Unnamed bout
1 Jun 2013 Home DRR All-stars Batter C Power 103–308 Tank Grrl
13 Jul 2013 Home DRR All-stars Brighton B 110–88 Darbie Grrl
07 Sept 2013 Away DRR All-stars Sheffield Steel Roller Girls 90–314 Unnamed
2 Nov 2013 Home DRR All-stars Big Bucks High Rollers 264–71 Blockamole
23 Nov 2013 Away DRR All-stars Portsmouth Roller Wenches 165–262 Tash Bash!
12 Jan 2014 Away DRR All-stars Central City Roller Girls 28–372 Tattoo Freeze 2014
25 Jan 2014 Home DRR All-stars Vienna Roller Girls 157–286 Ultrablox
22 Feb 2014 Away DRR All-stars Tiger Bay Brawlers B 86–202 Tiger Bay double header
29 Mar 2014 Home DRR All-stars Kent Roller Girls 119–177 U Kent Touch This
26 Apr 2014 Away DRR All-stars Rainy City Roller Girls 138–103 Unnamed
27 Apr 2014 Away DRR All-stars Milton Keynes Concrete Cows 79–211 Super Slam Down
17 May 2014 Home DRR All-stars London Rockin Rollers B 167–145 Space Dinosaurs on Skates
12 July 2014 Away DRR All-stars Rebellion Roller Derby 251–135 Unknown
25 Oct 2014 Away DRR All-stars Central City Roller Girls 85–202 CCR Tournament
31 Jan 2015 Home DRR All-stars Rebellion Roller Derby 213–110 Hunger Games
1 Mar 2015 Away DRR All-stars Hereford Roller Girls 123–133 British Championships
14 Mar 2015 Home DRR All-stars Hell's Bells 188–109 Pi Day Games
29 Mar 2015 Away DRR All-stars Belfast Roller Derby 147–297 British Championships
18 Apr 2015 Away DRR All-stars Roller Derby Porto 140–189 Porto Game
16 May 2015 Away DRR All-stars Swansea City Roller Derby 50–401 British Championships
27 Jun 2015 Home DRR All-stars Birmingham Blitz Dames 42–400 British Championships
11 Jul 2015 Away DRR All-stars RCRG Tender Hooligans 191–178 Away game

Last updated: 25 Jul 2012
Source: Euroderby.org

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