Team New Zealand Roller Derby is proud to announce the selection of its team roster for the 2025 Roller Derby World Cup, scheduled to take place from July 3 to 6, 2025, in Innsbruck, Austria. With 49 teams competing, this marks the largest roller derby world cup ever held.
Team New Zealand Roller Derby has been running training and development weekends all over New Zealand since 2021. A series of training squad trials were hosted, with the training squad gradually growing from 2022. The most recent training squad trials were held in September 2024. The full training squad of over 40 skaters has been working together to build skills and teamwork, not just towards the 2025 World Cup, but for the future of the sport in New Zealand.
Skaters from over 13 leagues from around the world (most are based in New Zealand but the team does include some New Zealanders living overseas!) have been taking the skills, strategies and their development from the training weekends back to their regional leagues.
The World Cup trials were held over three weekends from October – December 2024, and from these trials, a final World Cup Team of 20 skaters and 5 reserves has been selected.
The team comprises talented athletes from across the country, each bringing unique skills and dedication to the sport. The team is set to begin intensive preparations for the World Cup, aiming to build on past successes and make a significant impact on the international stage.
Congratulations, everyone!
