Crescent Cup
| Crescent Cup | |
|---|---|
Current season or competition: 2015 Crescent Cup | |
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| Sport | Rugby union |
| Instituted | 2015 |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Regions | Intercontinental (World Rugby) |
| Holders |
 Malaysia (2015) |
| Most titles |
Malaysia (1 title) |
| Website | CrescentCupRugbyChampionship.com |
| Tournaments | |
|---|---|
Sanctioned by World Rugby under the hospices of the Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation (ISSF), the Crescent Cup or the Islamic Nations Rugby Championship is a men's rugby union tournament contested between invited Muslim majority national teams in the 15's format.
The tournament was first held in 2015, hosted by Malaysia; co-organised with the Malaysia Rugby Union. The hosts Malaysia are the current champions, having defeated Algeria in the final.[1]
Although the tournament has been retrospectively described as 'inaugural', as of March 2016 no further tournaments have been announced.
Results
Tournaments
| Year | Host(s) | Final | Bronze Final | Number of teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||||
| 2015 | Malaysia |
Malaysia |
19–11 |  Algeria |
 Kazakhstan |
35–25 |  Lebanon |
5 | |||
Team records
| Team | Champions | Runners-up | Third | Fourth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia |
1 (2015) | |||
| Algeria |
1 (2015) | |||
| Kazakhstan |
1 (2015) | |||
| Lebanon |
1 (2015) | |||
Performance of nations
For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.
| Team | 2015 (5) |
|---|---|
| Algeria |
2nd |
 Iran |
• |
| Kazakhstan |
3rd |
| Lebanon |
4th |
| Malaysia |
1st |
 Uzbekistan |
R1 5th |
- Legend
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References
- ↑ "Rugby (finale de la Crescent Cup) : défaite de l’Algérie face à la Malaisie". TSA Algérie. Samy Bechiri. June 14, 2015.
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