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 |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 2026 | Arrows | Rising Sun Belgravia (44-46 Ebury Bridge Rd, London SW1W 8PZ) |
| 27 Apr 2026 | Dutch Archers D | Imperial College Union Bar |
| 1 Jun 2026 | Barbarians | Imperial College Union Bar |
| 8 Jun 2026 | Ordinary Punters | Sir Sydney Smith (22 Dock St, Tower Hill, London E1 8JP) |
| 15 Jun 2026 | JEC Bs | Imperial College Union Bar |
| 22 Jun 2026 | ORCS | Ship and Shovell (1-3 Craven Passage, London WC2N 5PH) |
| 13 Jul 2026 | Perry Robbens B | Imperial College Union Bar |
| 20 Jul 2026 | Peacemakers | The Artful Dodger (47 Royal Mint St, London E1 8LG) |
| 17 Aug 2026 | Barbarians | The Libertine (125 Great Suffolk St, London SE1 1PQ) |
| 24 Aug 2026 | JEC Bs | The Horseshoe (24 Clerkenwell Close, London EC1R 0AG) |
| 7 Sep 2026 | Arrows | Rising Sun Belgravia (44-46 Ebury Bridge Rd, London SW1W 8PZ) |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 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, Summer 2026 | T.B.A. | T.B.A. |
| 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…..