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Central City Rollergirls’ Centrinnians 170 – 176 Hot Wheel Roller Derby
On 15th June 2013 Hot Wheel Roller Derby came to visit Birmingham’s Central City Rollergirls in a bout that was as tense as any derby lover could wish for. It was a cracker of a game, with the audience cheering and groaning as the two teams battled against each other for the coveted win. Blocker … Continue reading
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Over the bank holiday weekend CCR headed down to the big smoke to be part of the Southern Region Tournament ‘Roller Rumble’ organised by the UKRDA as part of the Great British tattoo show. For many of the visitors at the palatial grounds of Ally Pally, the tournament was a showcase of this increasing popular … Continue reading
Saturday 18th May saw CCR’s Slay Belles make the trip down the M6 to meet Northamptonshire’s Shoetown Slayers on track for the first time. It was Shoetown’s first open home bout of their 2013 season as opposed to the penultimate match up of the Slays season. Both teams were hungry for the win, leading to … Continue reading
This Saturday, Central City Rollergirls’ Slay Belles travel to Northampton to take on the Shoetown Slayers. There are a few new faces for CCR on this roster as well as some veteran favourites. Here, one of these new faces- Blocker Bye Baby, tells us about her first bouting experience in the most recent CCR intraleague … Continue reading
What She Says: If you put the effort in with cross training and learning the rules/tactics you will eventually be better than a skater who has natural talent but doesn’t work hard. What They Say: She’s a great skater (whether she realises it or not) and I don’t think I would be with CCR today if it wasn’t for her. … Continue reading
CCR are pleased to announce that their talented officials crew will be well represented at this year’s WFTDA sanctioned European tournament 2013: A Skate Odyssey in Gent, Belgium. Rolling Rat, Metal Ed, and Major Travis T will all be present with whistles at the ready showcasing their highly prized refereeing skills. This season has been … Continue reading
On Saturday 6th April, Central City Rollergirls (CCR) played host to two teams at their regular home venue in Birmingham. New opponents Croydon Roller Derby (CRD) took on the Slay Belles and familiar faces Middlesbrough Milk Rollers (MMR) took on the Centrinnians. CCR ended the day with mixed results, with CRD coming out victorious over … Continue reading
What he says… Make your lead jammer signal nice and high, with a dead straight arm and point at the skaters helmet. “She’s earned that pass, she’s had to battle through the pack and stay clean. You owe it to her to let everyone in the venue know that she’s earned lead jammer” – Ed … Continue reading
