This week, Southern Discomfort (SDRD) made a statement detailing the results of an investigation into breaches of their Sexual Harassment Policy, league Code of Conduct and MRDA’s Code of Conduct. The MRDA Board, in conjunction with the Grievance Committee, takes accusations of sexual assault and harassment, in fact any breach of policy or Code […]
Category: Press Releases
MRDA Welcomes new member league – North Wales Roller Derby
MRDA is excited to announce our newest member league – North Wales Roller Derby . Formally coming together as a league in 2017, NWRD is a mixed gender league that has competed in both Men’s and Women’s divisions of the British Championships Tournament. NWRD Men’s also sent 9 skaters to the last MRDWC in […]
MRDA Announces Playoffs and Champs for 2019
2019 Playoffs & Champs MRDA are pleased to announce the locations and hosts of our 2019 season! First up, are our European Qualifies (MEQ Playoffs) which will be hosted by the Granite City Brawlers in Aberdeen, Scotland on 3-4 August 2019 Then North American Qualifiers (NAQ Playoffs) which will be hosted by Mohawk Valley Roller […]
MRDA Updates to Policies and Procedures
MRDA continues to work internationally to ensure we’re providing as safe an environment as possible to be involved in roller derby with our member leagues. This safety isn’t just about skaters on the track playing a full contact sport, but extends to everyone in our community attending MRDA events and MRDA members who are […]
Autumn 2018 Rankings & MRDA Champs Brackets
MRDA is excited to announce Autumn Rankings for our member leagues, along with the tournament brackets for the upcoming MRDA Championships hosted by Bridgetown Roller Derby in Salem, Oregon. 1 St. Louis Gatekeepers 2 Bridgetown Roller Derby 3 Southern Discomfort 4 Roller Derby Toulouse 5 Manchester Roller Derby 6 Vancouver Murder 7 Texas Men’s Roller […]
MRDA endorsed tournament : Silver City Cup, Aberdeen (SCT)
Qualifiers are over and teams are gearing up for the 2018 MRDA Championships in Portland, Oregon. Meanwhile in Aberdeen, Scotland…Granite City Brawlers are preparing for their first MRDA endorsed tournament; the Silver City Cup. This tournament will see six MRDA teams take to the track on 22-23 September to take home the cup. The teams […]
2018 MRDA Championships: Announcers Announced
Meet the announcers selected for the coming 2018 MRDA Championships in Portland (Oregon, USA) from October 12th to 14th. Congratulations to all of them who were selected. Biggie Talls Bobby Narco Brutiful MonStarre Champ Unkind Gogo Boots Julia Sleazer King Raucous Ron Rippi Longstocking Verry Cherry […]
MRDA New Member Leagues
The MRDA, the international governing body of men’s roller derby, has added two new leagues to its ranks. The first league is from Glasgow, Scotland; Glasgow Men’s Roller Derby (https://www.facebook.com/GlasgowMensRollerDerby). The league formed in August 2016 as a group of skaters that wanted a more competitive focus within roller derby. They are looking forward to […]
2018 MRDA Championships: Officiating Team Announced
Following two epic MRDA Qualifiers, we’re now on countdown to the main event which will be hosted by Portland Men’s Roller Derby (Portland, Oregon) on October 12th through 14th 2018. It’s been an amazing season which would not have been possible without the countless hours that our volunteers and officials have put in and […]
European Qualifiers: Tyne and Fear
We’re just about recovered from the North American Qualifiers here at MRDA HQ, but there’s little time to relax just yet as we hurtle toward the European leg of the competition. Hosted by Manchester Roller Derby, the European Qualifiers will take place between 18th and 19th August at the centrally located North Bridge […]