Scotland HAVE made it to the World Cup: the Roller Derby World Cup. Everything you need to know about the brutal sport
31 January 2018
Rolling, rolling, rolling.
From 1-4 February, the Roller Derby World Cup .
Scotland, as well as England and Wales, are in Manchester.
While selection began in 2016, the full 20-player squad was .
So what’s the appeal of this full-contact sport?
Mallory Powers, a member of Edinburgh’s Auld Reekie Roller Girls, told about why she’s drawn to it — it’s about having fun, being fit, tackling a challenge and becoming more confident.
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