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Power of Scotland
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| Colors | Blue and white |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Venus Velocity & Ginge |
| Manager | Mona Rampage |
| Championships | 7th place at Men's Roller Derby World Cup |
| Website | www |
Power of Scotland: Team Scotland Men's Roller Derby represents Scotland in men's international Roller Derby in events such as the Men's Roller Derby World Cup. The team was founded in 2013[1] to compete in the 2014 Men's Roller Derby World Cup in Birmingham where they finished the tournament in joint 7th place.
2014 Men's Roller Derby World Cup
[edit]Power of Scotland competed in the inaugural Men's Roller Derby World Cup, held at the Futsal Arena, Birmingham, UK, 14–16 March 2014.
During the group stage on the first day of the tournament the team competed in the Orange Group against Ninjapan Rollers (PoS 247 – 73 NR), Team Belgium (PoS 98 – 82 TB) and Team Canada (PoS 18 – 220 TC).[2] Power of Scotland finished 2nd in the group securing themselves a quarter final place in the knockout stages.
On the second day of the tournament Power of Scotland faced Team USA in the quarter-finals eventually losing the bout 557–40.[3] Having been knocked out of the main title competition the team returned on Day 3 to compete in the Plate bracket, facing off against Team Wales. The final score was Power of Scotland 123 – 245 Team Wales,[4] signalling the end of the team's involvement in the competition.
Roster
[edit]The 2014 roster for Power of Scotland selected for the 2014 Men's Roller Derby World Cup[5]
Players
[edit]| Number | Name | League(s) |
|---|---|---|
| iq0 | Dafty | Jakey Bites/Capital City Roller Derby |
| 1ve | Alottablackenblue | Mean City Roller Derby |
| 101 | Pudsey | Granite City Brawlermen |
| 1664 | Konanbourg | Jakey Bites/Mean City Roller Derby |
| 18 | Tequila Jammer | Jakey Bites/Capital City Roller Derby |
| 19 | JudderJam | Jakey Bites |
| 1998 | Tea-Virus | Jakey Bites/Mean City Roller Derby |
| 2212 | Whyte & MacDie | Mean City Roller Derby |
| 2d | Nuke Jukem | The Quads of War: Milton Keynes Roller Derby |
| 39 | Duff | Jakey Bites |
| 42 | Dead Hardy | Bairn City Rollers |
| 5 | Dreads | Bairn City Rollers |
| 57 | Jaffa Skates | Granite City Brawlermen |
| 67 | iHorror | Bairn City Rollers |
| SR71 | zero | Mean City Roller Derby |
| 8 | Porky the Penetrator | Tyne & Fear Roller Derby |
| 802 | rEd Baron | Jakey Bites/Bairn City Rollers |
| 9 | WKDeid | Jakey Bites/Capital City Roller Derby |
| 976 | The Real Scrim Shady | Bairn City Rollers |
| 999 | The Philth | Tyne & Fear Roller Derby |
Management Team
[edit]| Role | Name | League |
|---|---|---|
| Bench Manager/head coach | Venus Velocity | Glasgow Roller Derby |
| Line-Up Manager/Assistant Coach | Ginge | Auld Reekie Roller Girls |
| Team manager | Mona Rampage | Glasgow Roller Derby |
| Team physio | Goldginger | Dundee Roller Derby |
| Tournament Liaison | Natcho | Glasgow Roller Derby |
| Support staff | Five Star Sylk | Glasgow Roller Derby |
References
[edit]- ^ "Power of Scotland on Facebook" 20 March 2014
- ^ MRDWC Orange Group: Scotland, Canada in QFs; Japan Stumbles Archived 17 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine Derby News Network 14 March 2014
- ^ "MRDWC QFs: USA Explodes Scotland, 557–40 Archived 20 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine Derby News Network 16 March 2014
- ^ "MRDWC: Wales Becalms Scotland, 245–123 Archived 20 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine Derby News Network 16 March 2014
- ^ "Meet Team Scotland!" Rollin' News 20 March 2014
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