Ruhrpott Roller Girls
| Metro area | Essen |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Teams | Devil Dolls (A team) Devil's Rejects (B team) |
| Track type(s) | Flat |
| Venue | Arena Raumerstraße Eishalle Essen-West |
| Affiliations | WFTDA |
| Website | rprg |
The Ruhrpott Roller Girls (RPRG) is a roller derby league based in Essen, Germany. Founded in 2009, the league consists of two teams, which compete against teams from other leagues.
The league was founded in the summer of 2009, as Devil Dolls Essen.[1][2] It played its first bout the following summer, against Barockcity Rollerderby, and competed in the first German Roller Derby Championship in December 2010, taking third place behind the Stuttgart Valley Rollergirlz and Bear City Roller Derby.[3]
Three Ruhrpott skaters were selected to play for Roller Derby Germany at the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup.[4]
In April 2013, Ruhrpott was accepted as a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program.[5]
References
- ^ "Harte Mädels auf Rollschuhen", Die Welt, 27 June 2012 Template:De icon
- ^ "Unsere League: Die Ruhrpott Roller Girls", Ruhrpott Roller Girls Template:De icon
- ^ "Stuttgarter Rollergirlz siegen in Berlin", Good News, 18 December 2010 Template:De icon
- ^ "Die komplette deutsche Mannschaft" (in German). Roller Derby Germany. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ^ "WFTDA Welcomes 16 Apprentice Members", WFTDA, 26 April 2013