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Eric Shirley Shield
Current season or competition:
2017-2018
SportRugby union
Instituted1962
Number of teams12
Country Kenya
HoldersKenya KCB II (2017-2018)
Related competitionKenya Kenya Cup

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.[1]

Pool A

Pool B

Champions

There was a major upset in 1982 when Lenana School won the shield.[2]

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References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-10-19. Retrieved 2016-10-19.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-04. Retrieved 2010-05-12.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "The Kenya Cup | Boks Defend E.S.S Crown". www.kenyacup.co.ke. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-10.
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2010-05-13.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Mean Maroon rugby 1979".
  6. ^ Lenana School
  7. ^ http://whiteafrican.com/2006/02/20/schools-rugby-in-kenya/#comment-933
  8. ^ "Schools Rugby in Kenya – WhiteAfrican".
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