The Eric Shirley Shield is a

rugby union Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-English-speaking world, Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that orig ...

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 Cupbr>
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 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: Lenana School * : * : * : * 1977: Lenana School * 1967 Nondescripts

References

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