Eric Shirley Shield

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Eric Shirley Shield
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Rugby football current event.svg 2017-2018
Sport Rugby union
Instituted1962
Number of teams12
CountryFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Holders Flag of Kenya.svg KCB II (2017-2018)
Related competition Flag of Kenya.svg 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

Contents

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. 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]

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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