{"id":4241,"date":"2015-02-13T11:48:36","date_gmt":"2015-02-13T11:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/?p=4241"},"modified":"2015-02-13T11:48:36","modified_gmt":"2015-02-13T11:48:36","slug":"brawlers-on-a-roll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2015\/02\/13\/brawlers-on-a-roll\/","title":{"rendered":"Brawlers on a Roll"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6>Report by Alistair Corless<\/h6>\n<p>A CARDIFF team will host the Roller Derby British Championships this weekend.<br \/>\nThe Tiger Bay Brawlers, formed in 2010, are the pioneers of roller derby in Wales. The all-female team were one of only two clubs when first starting out in Cymru \u2013 Swansea City Roller Derby were the other.<br \/>\nNow there are 14 teams in South Wales. \u201cIt\u2019s testament to the progression of the sport,\u201d said Tiger Bay Brawlers player Allie Brock.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/AC_TigerBay_print.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4254\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/AC_TigerBay_print-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Tiger Bay Brawlers 2\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4254\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/AC_TigerBay_print-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Tiger Bay Brawlers 2\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><br \/>\nBut what is <a href=\"http:\/\/brawlers.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Roller Derby<\/a>?\u00a0 Created in the 1930s in America, it is an extreme form of speed skating. The game entails two teams skating around a track in the same direction. Each team has a \u201cjammer\u201d who skates at the back of the pack. Their goal is to skate past members of the opposing team. Each team has five players. As well as one \u201cjammer\u201d, each side has three \u201cblockers\u201d whose sole purpose is to prevent the \u201cjammer\u201d from lapping their team.\u00a0 There is also one \u201cpivot\u201d, who both blocks and organises the defence. \u201cJammers\u201d score points every time they lap the pack.<br \/>\nLee McCabe, who plays for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.swsrollerderby.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">South Wales Silures<\/a>, Cardiff\u2019s main male side, said: \u201cRoller derby is the fastest growing sport for women in Wales at the moment \u2013 and the men\u2019s game is just catching up. We have a couple of ex-rugby players coming in who see the attraction of being able to hit someone on skates.\u201d<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/AC_TigerBay1_Print.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4255\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/AC_TigerBay1_Print-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Tiger Bay Brawlers\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4255\" src=\"http:\/\/cardiffian.jomec.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/AC_TigerBay1_Print-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Tiger Bay Brawlers\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><br \/>\nThe contact sport is known for its heavy collisions. Brock said: \u201cIt hurts. Similar to rugby once you get hit on your chest and shoulders it takes away all your breath.\u201d<br \/>\nTiger Bay are the third highest ranked team in the UK, the 10th highest in Europe, and the 60th highest in the world. The Brawlers also qualified for the British Championships for the first time this year.<br \/>\nIn November last year they took part in the European Championships, were they beat Danish giants Copenhagen. Last June they played in America \u2013 the first Welsh team ever to do so. The Brawlers held their own in the East Coast Derby Extravaganza (ECDX) tournament, in Pennsylvania. Playing against teams ranked more than 50 places higher than them in the rankings, they defeated both the Garden City Rollergirls and Providence Roller Derby.<br \/>\n\u201cWe caused the upset of the tournament,\u201d Brock recalls. The Brawlers have been invited to play in Missouri in the \u201cSkate to Thrill\u201d competition in April. Tiger Bay\u2019s achievements were recognised last year, as they scooped the accolade of \u201csenior team of the year\u201d at the Cardiff European Capital of Sport 2014 awards.<br \/>\nWith the London Rollergirls now ranked as the sixth best side in the world, UK Roller Derby is redefining the sport.\u00a0 While some of the Brawlers have exclusive names which they pick from a worldwide Roller Derby register \u00ad\u2013 such as Jen-Clawed Van-Slamme \u2013 the Brawlers are moving away from gimmicks to focus on the sport itself.<br \/>\nBrock said: \u201cThe sport is progressing from an underground mentality of office worker by day and roller derby player by night. We are attempting to make the sport more family friendly so it reaches more people.<br \/>\nLooking forward to this weekend, how will the Brawlers fare?<br \/>\nBrock said: \u201cOur friends and family haven\u2019t been able to see us play at home so it\u2019s really great to be able to do a two-day tournament. We have played both Rain City and Central City before but it is difficult when you are playing these teams as you are both familiar with each other.\u201d<br \/>\nThe Brawlers will be playing at the Newport Centre. For more information, visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/brawlers.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/brawlers.co.uk\/<\/a><br \/>\nWatch the Brawlers play at the last Roller Derby, via their YouTube channel here:<br \/>\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"WFTDA Roller Derby: Providence Roller Derby vs Tiger Bay Brawlers - ECDX 2014\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u86_I5xWnOY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"WFTDA Roller Derby: Providence Roller Derby vs Tiger Bay Brawlers - ECDX 2014\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u86_I5xWnOY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Report by Alistair Corless A CARDIFF team will host the Roller Derby British Championships this weekend. The Tiger Bay Brawlers, formed in 2010, are the pioneers of roller derby in Wales. The all-female team were one of only two clubs when first starting out in Cymru \u2013 Swansea City Roller Derby were the other. Now there are 14 teams in South Wales. \u201cIt\u2019s testament to the progression of the sport,\u201d said Tiger Bay Brawlers player Allie Brock. 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