Pirate City Rollers
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Pirate City Rollers is a roller derby
league based in Auckland
. Founded in 2006, the league currently consists of three teams, and a mixed team which competes against teams from other leagues.
The Rollers were founded by Black Dahlia, who had previously played roller derby in the United States. They formed in 2006, and claim to be the oldest roller derby league outside North America. In 2007, the Rollers played their first home season, and they bouted against Richter City Roller Derby
in 2009, in New Zealand's first bout between leagues from two different cities, winning 174-88 in front of a crowd of 1,200 people.
Pirate City were the only league from New Zealand to field a team at the Great Southern Slam, the Asia-Pacific region's first roller derby tournament, held in June 2010. They easily beat Sydney
and Western Australia in the pool matches, and Perth in the quarter final, before succumbing to Victorian
in the semi final, and narrowly losing to hosts Adelaide
in the third-place play-off.
Seven Pirate City skaters were selected to play for Team NZ at the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup
, with the coach and assistant coach also coming from the league. In October 2011, Pirate City became an apprentice member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association
.
Roller derby
Roller derby is a contact sport played by two teams of five members roller skating in the same direction around a track. Game play consists of a series of short matchups in which both teams designate a scoring player who scores points by lapping members of the opposing team...
league based in Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
. Founded in 2006, the league currently consists of three teams, and a mixed team which competes against teams from other leagues.
The Rollers were founded by Black Dahlia, who had previously played roller derby in the United States. They formed in 2006, and claim to be the oldest roller derby league outside North America. In 2007, the Rollers played their first home season, and they bouted against Richter City Roller Derby
Richter City Roller Derby
Richter City Roller Derby is a roller derby league based in Wellington. Founded in 2007, the league currently consists of three teams, and two mixed teams which compete against teams from other leagues....
in 2009, in New Zealand's first bout between leagues from two different cities, winning 174-88 in front of a crowd of 1,200 people.
Pirate City were the only league from New Zealand to field a team at the Great Southern Slam, the Asia-Pacific region's first roller derby tournament, held in June 2010. They easily beat Sydney
Sydney Roller Derby League
Sydney Roller Derby League is a roller derby league based in the New South Wales city of Sydney.-History:Sydney Roller Derby League was established in late 2007, by a handful of women interested in creating a league in which to play roller derby. The league has been steadily growing ever since....
and Western Australia in the pool matches, and Perth in the quarter final, before succumbing to Victorian
Victorian Roller Derby League
The Victorian Roller Derby League is a roller derby league based in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 2007, the VRDL contains three teams: the Dead Ringer Rosies, Dolls Au-Go-Go and The Toxic Avengers. They also feature two teams, the VRDL All Stars, and Queen Bees, who compete in interleague...
in the semi final, and narrowly losing to hosts Adelaide
Adelaide Roller Derby
Adelaide Roller Derby is a roller derby league based in Adelaide, South Australia. Founded in 2007, the league has four competitive teams who compete at the Adelaide Showgrounds, and a combined team that competes with other Australian and New Zealand leagues.-History:Adelaide Roller Derby was...
in the third-place play-off.
Seven Pirate City skaters were selected to play for Team NZ at the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup
Roller Derby World Cup
The Roller Derby World Cup is an international women's roller derby tournament organized by Blood & Thunder magazine. Teams of amateur skaters from around the world are fielded to compete for their respective nations. The inaugural 2011 event is being hosted by Toronto Roller Derby, and is being...
, with the coach and assistant coach also coming from the league. In October 2011, Pirate City became an apprentice member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association
Women's Flat Track Derby Association
The Women's Flat Track Derby Association is an association of women's flat track roller derby leagues in the United States. The organization was founded in April 2004 as the United Leagues Coalition but was renamed in November 2005. It is registered in Raleigh, North Carolina as a 501 business...
.