Wales national men's roller derby team
| Founded | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Colors |
Red, white, black |
| Head coach | Peter Butler |
| Manager | Billie Pistol |
| Website |
www |
Team Wales represents Wales in men's international roller derby. The team was first formed in 2013 to compete in the inaugural Men's Roller Derby World Cup on the 4th-6 March 2014 in Birmingham, England. Players attended tryouts throughout July and August 2013, and were scouted from the Men's European Roller Derby Championships 2013.
Current team roster
The final line-up was announced in August 2013; more than half the skaters selected for the team were from the South Wales Silures.[1]
| Number | Name | League |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cool Jam Luke | Swansea City Roller Derby |
| 2X4 | Lil Jon | South Wales Silures |
| 3 | Hayes | South Wales Silures |
| 9 | Hits 'N' Crash | South Wales Silures |
| 15 | Eastern Blocker | South Wales Silures |
| 17 | Jenkins | Southern Discomfort Roller Derby |
| 25 | Truck Rodgers | Crash Test Brummies |
| 26 | Swiftyfool | MK Quads of War |
| 36 | Ben Twilly | South Wales Silures |
| 43 | Toxic Waltz | Swansea City Roller Derby |
| 010 | The Love Muscle | South Wales Silures |
| 117 | rollCall | South Wales Silures |
| 218 | Marc of the Beast | South Wales Silures |
| 254 | The Machinist | Swansea City Roller Derby |
| 79 | The Mechanic | South Wales Silures |
| 337 | Elderlee | South Wales Silures |
| 2828 | Finch of Fury | South Wales Silures |
| C4 | Cronick | South Wales Silures |
| FE28 | Ieuan Man | South Wales Silures |
| HK86 | Gwai Lo | Southern Discomfort Roller Derby |
Coaching staff
- Peter Butler (Neil Helado) - Bench Coach
- Billie Pistol - Lineup Manager
- Oon Robbins - Assistant Coach
MRDWC 2014
The Wales National squad started the tournament in Red Group, with pool matches against eventual winners Team USA and Finland.
G: Wales 107 Finland 35 G: Wales 13 USA 217
Wales then drew Canada in the quarter finals:
Q: Wales 46 Canada 281
Wales were then knocked down into the Plate Semi-finals and played nearby neighbours Power of Scotland:
S: Wales 245 Scotland 123
Upon winning that game they finally drew the Wizards of Aus (Australia) in the Plate Final:
P: Wales 200 Australia 201
Wales finished the tournament 6th in the World and 3rd in Europe.
References
- ↑ Sassoon Coby, Alex 'Lex Tallionis' (13 March 2014). "Men's Roller Derby World Cup Preview". Derby News Network. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
