Team Australia represents Australia in women's international roller derby, under the WFTDA rule set, in play such as at the Roller Derby World Cup. The team was first formed to compete at the 2011 World Cup in Toronto, and finished the tournament in fourth place, beating Team Sweden by 126 points 80 in their quarterfinal,[1] but losing to Team USA 532 to 4 in the semifinal,[2] and to Team England 203 to 85 in the third-place playoff.[3] Before the event, coach Thigh-dal Wave stated that the team aimed to play against the United States and to beat Team New Zealand.[4]
Team Australia announced their first roster of twenty skaters in September 2011,[8] which played at the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup.
(skaters' league affiliations as of the time of the announcement)
In April 2015 the Inaugural Junior Team Australia squad [9] was announced to represent Australia at the first ever Junior Roller Derby World Cup in Kent, Washington during July 2015.[10] The junior squad is open to females and males.
