The RCSA have an interest in two darts teams, both of which play in the South Kensington Academic Darts League (SKADL). They are the ORCS, the “Old Royal College of Science” darts team and, gradually becoming established, the “RCSA Double Elevens”.
Both teams play on Monday evenings. ORCS, captained by Duncan Robertson, play their home games at the Ship and Shovell near Charing Cross, and the RCSA Double Elevens, captained by Oscar Farrell, play their home games in the Union Bar. Away games are played in a variety of excellent pubs across London.
Players are always required, so if your Monday evenings are free we’d be absolutely delighted to hear from you, so do get in touch or complete the form below with your contact details of choice:
This season’s matches are as follows…
| Date | Opponents | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct 2026 | ORCS | Home |
| 19 Oct 2026 | Arrows | Away |
| 26 Oct 2026 | Barbarians | Home |
| 2 Nov 2026 | Perry Robbens B | Away |
| 9 Nov 2026 | 25th Anniversary Match | Venue TBD |
| 16 Nov 2026 | Dutch Archers D | Home |
| 23 Nov 2026 | JEC Bs | Away |
| 7 Dec 2026 | Ordinary Punters | Home |
| 11 Jan 2027 | Peacemakers | Away |
| 18 Jan 2027 | ORCS | Away |
| 25 Jan 2027 | Arrows | Home |
| 1 Feb 2027 | Barbarians | Away |
| 8 Feb 2027 | Perry Robbens B | Home |
| 15 Feb 2027 | Singles Knockout | Venue TBD |
| 22 Feb 2027 | Dutch Archers D | Away |
| 1 Mar 2027 | JEC Bs | Home |
| 15 Mar 2027 | Ordinary Punters | Away |
| 22 Mar 2027 | Peacemakers | Home |
| 19 Apr 2027 | Finals Night | Venue TBD |
The RCSA sponsors a prize for the team that wins the league. The prize is called ‘The RCSA Purse’, and you can read our announcement of the prize here…
The list of winners, though short, is included here…
| Prize | Winner | Details |
|---|---|---|
| RCSA Purse, Winter 2026/27 | T.B.A. | T.B.A. |
| RCSA Purse, Summer 2026 | Dutch Archers D | ORCS Pipped at the Post |
| RCSA Purse, Winter 2025/26 | Dog D | New team, ‘Dog D’, win SKADL |
| RCSA Purse, Summer 2025 | Perry Robbens B | ‘Perry Robbens B’ Win the SKADL League |
| RCSA Purse, Winter 2024/25 | ORCS | “Old Royal College of Science” Darts Success |
| RCSA Purse, Summer 2024 | ORCS | ORCS, the Old RCS, Win Again |
| RCSA Purse, Winter 2023/24 | ORCS | ORCS, “Old Royal College of Science”, Victorious Again |
| RCSA Purse, Summer 2023 | Ordinary Punters | ‘Ordinary Punters’ Win the SKADL League |
| RCSA Purse, Winter 2022/23 | ORCS | ORCS Win the SKADL League |
If you’d like to track the fortunes of our two teams, you can see the league standings (along with a tiresome number of adverts!) by clicking here…..