2015 Crescent Cup
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| Date | 6 – 14 June 2015 |
|---|---|
| Countries |  Algeria Kazakhstan Lebanon Malaysia Uzbekistan |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Malaysia (1st title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
TBD → | |
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.[1]
Pool stage
[edit]| Key to colours in pool tables | |
|---|---|
| Qualified for the final | |
| Qualified for the third place match | |
Pool A
[edit]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 9 | +56 | 8 | |
| Lebanon
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 13 | +41 | 4 | |
| Uzbekistan
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 109 | –97 | 0 |
| 6 June 2015 | Malaysia |
10–0 | Lebanon |
Malaysia |
| 8 June 2015 | Lebanon |
54–3 | Uzbekistan |
Malaysia |
| 11 June 2015 | Malaysia |
55–9 | Uzbekistan |
Malaysia |
Pool B
[edit]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | +/− | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 5 | +36 | 8 | |
| Kazakhstan
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 41 | –36 | 0 | |
 Iran
|
withdrew | ||||||||
| 6 June 2015 | Algeria |
26–5 | Kazakhstan |
Malaysia |
| 10 June 2015 | Algeria |
15–0 | Kazakhstan |
Malaysia |
Knockout stage
[edit]Third place match
[edit]Final
[edit]| 14 June 2015 16:30 MAS (UTC+8) |
| Malaysia | 19–11 abandoned [1] | Algeria |
| Merlimau Polytechnic Batang, Merlimau Referee: Thammanoon Kuncharo (Thailand) |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Malaysia v Algeria rugby union final abandoned after savage brawl". The Guardian. June 16, 2015.