The Royal Windsor Rollergirls (RWRG) 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 Berkshire

Berkshire

Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

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

History

The team had only five skaters and one referee when it was founded in September 2007, but it grew rapidly, and had fifty members by April 2010. They played their first bout in 2009, at the Wycombe

High Wycombe

High Wycombe , commonly known as Wycombe and formally called Chepping Wycombe or Chipping Wycombe until 1946,is a large town in Buckinghamshire, England. It is west-north-west of Charing Cross in London; this figure is engraved on the Corn Market building in the centre of the town...

 Sports Centre in nearby Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....

, which was attended by more than 350 people.

In July 2011, RWRG 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.