Wizards of Aus

Massive love to our TID teamy Stitch, who designed the deadly artwork worn by the Wizards of Aus at the Men’s Roller Derby World Cup in France. The Wizards looked absolutely fierce on track, and seeing teams use their platform to uplift and celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, stories and communities means everything. Thank you to the Wizards of Aus for collaborating with Blak artists and showing that sport can be a space for culture, visibility and solidarity too. Proper deadly work, Stitch. We are so proud to see your art travelling the world 🖤💛❤️

A fantastic moment at World Cup 2026 where a collection of Asia Pacific nations players met for a photograph together. The beginning of a new collaboration to grow roller derby in our part of the world. Ngā mihi nui🖤🤍💚💛❤️💙🤍

Argentina v Australia ✨ Full album on FB ✨  Men's Roller Derby World Cup Orléans, France 30.04.26 #photography #rollerderby #sportphotography #mensrollerderbyworldcup2026 #mensrollerderbyworldcup

Roller derby is full contact, so is the smell! It was so exciting to be a sponsor of the @mensrollerderbyworldcup and @teamenglandrd 🛼 Congrats to all the teams that participated, it was electrifying to watch. For everyone else, here is a little taste of the event! #bootbananas #rollerderby #mrda

It’s been over a week since the last whistle, hope you can still look at the World Cup photos 😅. Here’s the wrap-up. Captured 16 teams in 24 games, almost 1k photos posted on FB. Thank you all for all the kind words ❤️

Men’s Roller Derby World Cup Team Canada vs Australia Palais des Sports – Orléans, France – May 2, 2026 Feel free to tag your friends! To see the full galleries, visit: /walter-howor-photo/roller-derby-galleries/2026-mrdwc---canada-vs-australia Or click the link to my complete website in my bio above. @mensrollerderbyworldcup @mensrollerderbyassociation @teamcanadarollerderby @wizardofaus @steve.recsky @buddyoli50 @rottenbrotten @hils22_12 @nsp189 #mensrollerderbyworldcup #MRDAworldcup2026 #mrdwc2025 #teamcanadarollerderby #rollerderby #jammer #teamhitsquad #lgbt #flattrackrollerderby #rollerskates #rollerderbylife #rollerderbylove #myinnsbruck 📷: @walterhowor #walterhowor

Years upon years of blood, sweat, tears, training, building, traveling, sacrifices, injuries, come backs, teamwork, heart, and passion on the world's stage at @mensrollerderbyworldcup last week in Orléans, France. Here's just a snippet of the incredible game play 🔥 #187quad #187derby #rollerderby #mensrollerderbyworldcup

Australia VS Mexico @mensrollerderbyworldcup @wizardsofaus @teammexicovaronilrd #rollerderby

This is a message to @rollerderbynederlandm Don’t ask where the pig is. It’s already gone. #Pignapping #RollerDerby #IfOnlyTheyKnew

Scramjets shirt made it all the way from Australia to @arcticrollerderby practice in Tromsø, Norway! 🇳🇴 Thanks for the swap! #mrdwc2026 #shirtswap

The Wizards of Aus have just wrapped up their 2026 World Cup campaign and honestly… what a journey it’s been to get here. Pre-pandemic, this side of the sport was absolutely flying. Australian men’s nationals were electric. The level of competition, athleticism and performance coming out of Australia was something really special to be part of and witness. Then the pandemic hit, and roller derby across the world took a massive blow. While WFTDA has managed to rebound strongly numbers growing again, competition thriving, big tournaments returning, the MRDA aligned community has had a much tougher road back in Aus. Keeping teams alive, keeping skaters engaged, keeping momentum and belief going… it’s taken an enormous amount of dedication from a very small group of people who simply refused to give up. I feel incredibly grateful to @brisbanecityrollers for taking me in and to the fellas at the Scartel for giving me a place to train at the intensity I needed to keep pursuing my goals while satelliting for VRDL. The mentoring and mutual exchange we’ve built over the years has meant so much to me. And a personal shout out to @dropblaircares @kingsley.caldwell @matt58silent @instagrant633 and now Billy/Bazinga as the new kid 😉 eight years of skating, coaching, growing, rebuilding and navigating all the chaos in between. Missing an entire World Cup cycle because of a once-in-a-generation pandemic is heartbreaking, and I genuinely could not be prouder of you all for staying the course anyway. As an open gender club, we’ve seen firsthand the commitment it has taken to keep Australian men’s roller derby alive. These skaters show up week after week, not just for themselves, but for everyone around them. They support our WFTDA programs, they help run our club, they build community, they volunteer their time and energy constantly. The Wizzies should be incredibly proud of what they’ve achieved, because all of us back home certainly are. What an incredible showing after everything this group has been through over the last six years. 💚💛

Thank you to all the folks who swapped a jersey with me! I’m so happy to have finished my first World Cup with so many great memories! I look forward to continuing to rebuild MRDA aligned roller derby in the Oceanic region!