2015 Crescent Cup

2015 Crescent Cup 2015 Crescent Cup (logo).png 6 ALGKAZLIBMASUZB 6 – 14 June 2015 MAS 1 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.Malaysia v Algeria rugby union final abandoned after savage brawl https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jun/16/malaysa-algeria-rugby-final-abandoned-brawl The Guardian June 16, 2015 Pool stage Key to colours in pool tablesQualified for the finalQualified for the third place match Pool A TeamPldWDLTFPFPA+/−PtsMAS 2 2 0 0 65 9 +56 8LIB 2 1 0 1 54 13 +41 4UZB 2 0 0 2 12 109 –97 0 6 June 2015MAS10–0LIBMalaysia8 June 2015LIB54–3UZBMalaysia11 June 2015MAS55–9UZBMalaysia Pool B TeamPldWDLTFPFPA+/−PtsALG 2 2 0 0 41 5 +36 8KAZ 2 0 0 2 5 41 –36 0IRNwithdrew 6 June 2015ALG26–5KAZMalaysia10 June 2015ALG15–0KAZMalaysia Knockout stage Third place match 14 June 2015 14:30 MAS (UTC+8) LIB 25–35 KAZ Merlimau Polytechnic Batang, Merlimau Final 14 June 2015 16:30 MAS (UTC+8) MAS 19–11abandoned ALG Merlimau Polytechnic Batang, Merlimau Thammanoon Kuncharo (Thailand) References External links Official website 2015 Category:2015 in Malaysian rugby union Category:2015 rugby union tournaments for national teams Category:International rugby union competitions hosted by Malaysia Category:2015 in Asian rugby union Category:June 2015 sports events in Asia