Newcastle Roller Girls was established in 2009 by Claire Byrne (Brie Larceny). The league has three teams: the Canny Belters (A team), the Whippin' Hinnies (B team) and the North Cs (C team). The league follows the WFTDA gender statement. Home games are played at the Walker Dome and Benfield Sports Centre in
Newcastle upon Tyne. In March 2010, the team featured in a
BBC Look North report on roller derby in
Tyneside. Their first bout was away at ''Hadrian's Brawl
on 11 April 2010, playing against the B team from the Auld Reekie Roller Girls at the Meadowbank Sports Centre in Edinburgh. Their first home bout, Flog on the Tyne'', was against
Granite City Roller Girls on 5 March 2011 at The Lightfoot Centre (now The Walker Activity Dome) in
Walker, Newcastle. The home team won by 113 to 63. In November 2011, Newcastle Roller Girls joined the
UK Roller Derby Association. In October 2013, they were accepted as a member of the
Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Programme. Newcastle became a full WFTDA member league in July 2014. In February 2020, the league rebranded from Newcastle Roller Girls to Newcastle Roller Derby. ==National Team Representation==