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