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, recently inaugurated, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 2023 | Goodarrows | Imperial College Union Bar |
| 23 Oct 2023 | Moby And The Dicks | Imperial College Union Bar |
| 30 Oct 2023 | Peacemakers | The Artful Dodger (47 Royal Mint St, London E1 8LG) |
| 6 Nov 2023 | ORCS | Imperial College Union Bar |
| 13 Nov 2023 | Arrows | Rising Sun Belgravia (44-46 Ebury Bridge Rd, London SW1W 8PZ) |
| 20 Nov 2023 | Barbarians | Imperial College Union Bar |
| 27 Nov 2023 | Kings / Brimsworth | The Libertine (125 Great Suffolk St, London SE1 1PQ) |
| 15 Jan 2024 | Goodarrows | The Brown Bear (139 Leman St, London E1 8EY) |
| 22 Jan 2024 | Moby And The Dicks | The Walrus And The Carpenter (45 Monument St, London EC3R 8BU) |
| 29 Jan 2024 | Peacemakers | Imperial College Union Bar |
| 5 Feb 2024 | ORCS | The Ship and Shovell (1-3 Craven Passage, London WC2N 5PH) |
| 26 Feb 2024 | Arrows | Imperial College Union Bar |
| 4 Mar 2024 | Barbarians | The Sheaf (24a Southwark St, London SE1 1RQ) |
| 11 Mar 2024 | Kings / Brimsworth | Imperial College Union Bar |
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 2022/23 | ORCS | ORCS Win the SKADL League |
| RCSA Purse, Summer 2023 | Ordinary Punters | ‘Ordinary Punters’ Win the SKADL League |
| RCSA Purse, Winter 2023/24 | t.b.a. |
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…..