The Eric Shirley Shield is a

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the Comparison of rugby league and rugby union, two codes of ru ...

tournament in the Kenyan domestic league. It was founded in 1962 as a second tier competition to the Nairobi District Championshi

For the 2016-2017 season, the league consists of twelve teams divided into two pools. Participating teams are reserve sides from clubs participating in the top tier

Kenya Cup The Kenya Cup is the top tier club rugby union competition in Kenya organized by the Kenya Rugby Union. For the 2019-2020 season, twelve teams are divided into two pools of six, Each team plays home and away against each team in its pool and onc ...

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There are sixteen rounds of pool games followed by a knockout competition to determine an overall winner.

Pool A

* Kabras II * KCB II * Mean Machine II * Mwamba II * Nakuru II * Western Bulls II

Pool B

* Blak Blad II * Homeboyz II * Impala II * Quins II * Strathmore II * Nondescripts II

Champions

There was a major upset in 1982 when

Lenana School Lenana School is a secondary school in Nairobi, Kenya. It was formed in 1949 by colonial governor Philip Euen Mitchell, known then as the Duke of York School, named after a British World War II 1939 King George V-class battleship. The bell fro ...

won the shield. * 2018 : KCB I

* 2017 : Impala II * 2016 : Impala II * 2015 : Impala I

* 2014 : KCB II * 2012 : Quins I

* 2011 : Homeboyz RFC * 2010 :

Homeboyz RFC Homeboyz Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in Nairobi, Kenya, that competes in the Kenya Cup, Eric Shirley Shield, Enterprise Cup and Mwamba Cup. Formed in 2009, Homeboyz also has a women's team that competes in the Kenya Rugby ...

* 2009 : Quins II * * : * 1982:

* : * : * : * 1977:

* 1967 Nondescripts

References

{{Rugby union in Kenya Rugby union competitions in Kenya 1962 establishments in Kenya