Eric Shirley Shield
| Eric Shirley Shield | |
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Current season or competition:: 2016-2017
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| Sport | Rugby union |
| Instituted | 1962 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Country |
 Kenya
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| Holders |
Impala II (2016-2017)
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| 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.
There was a major upset in 1982 when Lenana School won the shield.
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