Rainy City Roller Derby (RCRD) are a roller derby league based in Manchester in England. Founded in 2008, the league consists of three teams, which compete against teams from other leagues. The first league in North West England, Rainy City played its first home bout in November 2009, against the Leeds Roller Dolls. In September 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.