Team ZA Roller Derby represents South Africa in women's international roller derby, in events such as the Roller Derby World Cup.
History The team was first formed to compete at the 2014 Roller Derby World Cup, at which it was known as Team South Africa Roller Derby. It played a warm-up mixed scrimmage against the Texas Rollergirls, but lost all of its group stage matches and exited the competition.
At the 2018 Roller Derby World Cup, on the first day, the team lost narrowly to Greece, and then by 283 to nil to England. However, it then beat Romania and Costa Rica, recording its first ever wins in the tournament. It finished the tournament ranked 35 out of 38 teams.
Squad 2014 Real name Derby nameCandice Van Niekerk Ling Vom BotMichelle Dosson Booty QueenPhilippa Van Welie PippaAimee Plank The Iron TyrantEmilia Domagala Bug-OffSamantha Scholtz Slam-U-Well JacksonTeri Robberts GazelleLauren Barkume Pit BulletKelly Wooldridge Electri-KellLaurie Bauer Sookie SmackhouseRozanne du Preeze Betty Bone CrusherJeanette Venske SugarfistsSzerdi Nagy Julia Seize-HerClaire Hayward Miss C MaliceNic Chalmers Coach Nic
2018 Number Name 00 Samurai 000 Booty Queen 001 Bug Off 11 Nagy 1610 Kez 17 Beaten Mess 1981 Red Mist 2020 Axl Bruise 222 Trouble 313 Wrecking Bell 4 Stingray 47 Betty Bone Crusher 55 Kill Gill 7 Sookie Smackhouse 73 Mother 7530 Van Der Moseley 78 Hooligan Barbie 911 Empress Pain-guin 917 Iron Tyrant Head coach Philipp Schmid Bench Andrew Stent
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