The Bet Lynch Mob and the Rainy City Roller Girls are roller derby teams from which city
Rainy City Roller Derby Rainy City Roller Derby Rainy City Roller Derby (RCRD) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Manchester, England. Founded as "Rainy City Roller Girls" in 2008, the league consists of four teams, which compete against teams from other leagues. Rainy City is a member of the United Kingdom Roller Derby Association (UKRDA) and the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), and served as the host league for the 2018 Roller Derby World Cup. The first league in North West England, Rainy City played its first home bout in November 2009, against the Leeds Roller Dolls. In September
Rainy City Roller Derby 2011, it opened the "Thunderdome", its own training and bouting venue, in a former snooker hall in Oldham which they have renovated and made into the 'Bouting venue of the North'. In March 2012, it joined the UK Roller Derby Association. As well as bouting, the team also run skating and officiating clinics and bootcamps throughout the year. In July 2012, Rainy City was accepted as a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Programme, and it became a full WFTDA member in September 2013. In April 2013, a third team (The Bet Lynch Mob) was formed for