Rainy City Roller Girls
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| Metro area | Manchester |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Teams |
Rainy City All Stars (A team) Tender Hooligans (B team) The Bet Lynch Mob (C team) |
| Track type(s) | Flat |
| Venue | Thunderdome, Oldham |
| Affiliations | UKRDA, WFTDA |
| Website | rainycityrollerderby |
Rainy City Roller Derby (RCRD) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Manchester, England. Founded as "Rainy City Roller Girls" in 2008, the league consists of three teams, which compete against teams from other leagues. Rainy City is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) and will serve as the host league for the 2017 edition of the Roller Derby World Cup.
The first league in North West England, Rainy City played its first home bout in November 2009, against the Leeds Roller Dolls. In September 2011, it opened the "Thunderdome", its own training and bouting venue, in a former snooker hall in Oldham which they have renovated and made into the 'Bouting venue of the North'. In March 2012, it joined the UK Roller Derby Association. As well as bouting, the team also run skating and officiating clinics and bootcamps throughout the year.
In July 2012, Rainy City was accepted as a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Programme, and it became a full WFTDA member in September 2013.
In April 2013, a third team (The Bet Lynch Mob) was formed for new skaters at starter level to gain experience and learn.
in 2016, Rainy City re-branded as Rainy City Roller Derby, a move linked with success the organization has achieved on the flat track.
The Rainy City All Stars are the league's A team. The original Rainy City team, members have included 2011-12 Team England squad skaters Missy Rascal and Dee-Mise. Fay Roberts & Missy Rascal were both part of the 2014 England training roster.
The Tender Hooligans are Rainy City's B team. formed in 2010, and the Bet Lynch Mob, formed in 2013, is Rainy City's "third team', composed of newer skaters.
Rainy City's officiating crew; headed by Head Ref "Errington" & Head NSO "Pretty Miffed" (a WFTDA-certified Level 2 NSO) includes "Matt the Knife" (a WFTDA-certified Level 3 Referee), "Pancake", "Clint Roll Alt Delete", "Spark", "Karl Lagerfilled", "Pip", "Katie-astrophe", "X-Ray Ted", "Maimed'oiselle", "Robert", "Wolf, "Emily of the State", and "Yvel Saint Laurent" (the last two also certified level 2 NSOs).
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