Richter City Roller Derby
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| Metro area | Wellington |
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| Country | New Zealand |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Teams | All Stars (A team) Convicts (B team) |
| Track type | Flat |
| Venue | TSB Bank Arena |
| Affiliations | WFTDA |
| Website | www |
Richter City Roller Derby is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Wellington, New Zealand. Founded in 2007, the league currently consists of three intraleague teams, and two interleague teams. The league's colours are orange and purple. Richter City is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[1]
Richter City gained early publicity by performing demonstrations at the 2008 Dance Your Socks Off! Festival.[2] Their first bout in March 2009 sold out the basketball hall used as the venue.
In late 2009, the league held its first season of intraleague competition,[3] which saw crowds averaging 950 people.[4] In mid-season the league moved its bouts to TSB Bank Arena as spectator crowds were exceeding the capacity of the previous venue, a basketball hall.[5]
In 2011 the league won the Air New Zealand Personality of the Year Award at the Wellington Sports Awards, beating Lower Hutt boxing identity Billy Graham, All Black Piri Weepu, and veteran sports broadcaster Keith Quinn in the popular vote.[6][7]
In July 2012, Richter City was accepted as a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Programme,[8] and became a full WFTDA member in December 2013.[9]
Intraleague competition
In 2009 and 2010 two teams contested the intraleague competition; Brutal Pageant (pink & red/beauty pageant theme) and Smash Malice (leopard print/trailer trash theme). By mid-2010, a bout attracted a crowd of more than 3,500 people.
In 2011 the intraleague competition was expanded to include a third team; Comic Slams (blue & silver/super hero and Comic Sans font theme).[10] Comic Slams made the season final, but were beaten by Smash Malice in the title bout.[11]
Richter City's current intraleague teams are beer-themed in honour of Garage Project. Garage Project has sponsored Richter City for over a decade and Richter City wanted to honour their support by theming the 2025 home teams after the local brew company. Home Brew 2025 will showcase the Stone Cold Classics and the Craft Heads battling for the victory. [12]
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