Eric Shirley Shield
| Current season or competition: 2017-2018 | |
| Sport | Rugby union |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 1962 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Country | Kenya |
| Holders | KCB II (2017-2018) |
| Related competition | Kenya Cup |
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The Eric Shirley Shield is a rugby union tournament in the Kenyan domestic league. It was founded in 1962 as a second tier competition to the Nairobi District Championship [1]
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.[2] There are sixteen rounds of pool games followed by a knockout competition to determine an overall winner.