The Glasgow Roller Girls (GRG) is a roller derby

Roller derby

Roller derby is a contact sport played by two teams of five members roller skating in the same direction around a track. Game play consists of a series of short matchups in which both teams designate a scoring player who scores points by lapping members of the opposing team...

 league based in Glasgow

Glasgow

Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...

, Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

. Founded in 2007, the league has three teams, and two combined teams which compete with other leagues.

History

The Glasgow Roller Girls were founded in February 2007 by Teri Toxic and Mistress Malicious, becoming the first league in Scotland, and the fourth in the United Kingdom (after the London Rollergirls

London Rollergirls

The London Rollergirls is an all-women flat track roller derby league and not-for-profit organisation based in London, England. Founded in April 2006, the London Rollergirls is the oldest all-female roller derby league in the United Kingdom...

, London Rockin Rollers

London Rockin Rollers

The London Rockin' Rollers are a women's flat-track roller derby league based in London, England and play by Women's Flat Track Derby Association rules....

 and Birmingham Blitz Dames

Birmingham Blitz Dames

The Birmingham Blitz Dames are a roller derby league based in Birmingham in England. Founded in October 2006, the league currently has two teams, the Bombshells and the Sirens, and a mixed team which competes with teams from other leagues....

). After initially practising in Kelvingrove Park

Kelvingrove Park

Kelvingrove Park is a public park located on the River Kelvin in the West End of the city of Glasgow, Scotland, containing the world-famous Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.-History:...

, the league gained a regular slot at Glasgow Caledonian University

Glasgow Caledonian University

Glasgow Caledonian University is a public university in Glasgow, Scotland.The university was constituted by an Act of Parliament on 1 April 1993 as a result of a merger between Glasgow Polytechnic and The Queen's College, Glasgow....

, where they have played ever since.

The league's first bout was in 2008, against London, and subsequently hosted the first transatlantic match, against a mixed Canadian team. They won the first Scottish tournament, "Highland Fling", and have contributed several skaters to Team Scotland for the Roller Derby World Cup

Roller Derby World Cup

The Roller Derby World Cup is an international women's roller derby tournament organized by Blood & Thunder magazine. Teams of amateur skaters from around the world are fielded to compete for their respective nations. The inaugural 2011 event is being hosted by Toronto Roller Derby, and is being...

, including its head coach.

In July 2011, GRG became a Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice

Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice

The Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice, is the program affiliate of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association.- History :In July 2009, the WFTDA announced its new apprentice program for aspiring member leagues that replaced its traditional membership application process...

 league, and they were founder members of the UK Roller Derby Association.