The Blue Mountains Roller Derby League (BMRDL) Travel Team – the Free Sisters – will be competing in the second round of the 5x5 Roller Derby Championships, at the Katoomba Sports and Aquatics Centre on Saturday. April 16.
The Five by Five (5×5) Roller Derby Championship is a six month round robin roller derby tournament. Now in its fourth year, the 5×5 features 10 teams across two divisions (5×5 Armageddon and 5×5 Battlegrounds) battling it out for not one but two trophies, plus a 5x5 roller derby championship and roller derby supremacy.
Blue Mountains cemented their reputation as a seriously competitive league in 2015 by coming fourth in the Battlegrounds Division. They have started strongly in the 5x5 season by beating Inner West Roller Derby League 205-119 in round one on Saturday March 19 at the Central Coast.
BMRDL President, Asylum Sam, said: “I urge all of you who are interested in this fastest growing full contact sport for women in Australia to take this opportunity to come along and check out these competitive teams in action.”
Tickets will be available at the door and all welcome. Doors open from 12.30pm with the first bout commencing at 1pm. There will be four bouts across the afternoon with some teams travelling from as far afield as Newcastle and Canberra to compete.
BMRDL will be battling it out with Central Coast Roller Derby at 7pm.
For more information visit: https://www.facebook.com/Blue-Mountains-Roller-Derby-League-354327071245524/ or for a full list of the round robin schedule go to: http://5x5derby.com/.
