The 2015 Crescent Cup or the 2015 Islamic Nations Rugby Championship was the first edition of the expanded annual Muslim nation teams Crescent Cup. The tournament was held in Malacca, Malaysia from 6 to 14 June 2015, sanctioned by World Rugby and co-organised with the Malaysia Rugby Union under the auspices of the Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation.
Five teams took part in the competition: Algeria, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Malaysia and Uzbekistan. Iran, normally the sixth team, withdrew from the tournament. Malaysia won the Championship, becoming the first team to win the tournament beating Algeria in the controversial final match, which was abandoned after a savage all-in brawl involving players, officials and spectators.
Pool stage Key to colours in pool tablesQualified for the finalQualified for the third place match
Pool A TeamPldWDLTFPFPA+/−Pts 2 2 0 0 65 9 +56 8 2 1 0 1 54 13 +41 4 2 0 0 2 12 109 –97 0
6 June 201510–0Malaysia8 June 201554–3Malaysia11 June 201555–9Malaysia
Pool B TeamPldWDLTFPFPA+/−Pts 2 2 0 0 41 5 +36 8 2 0 0 2 5 41 –36 0withdrew
6 June 201526–5Malaysia10 June 201515–0Malaysia
Knockout stage
Third place match
Final
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