The Crescent Cup, or the Islamic Nations Rugby Championship, is a men's rugby union tournament, organised by World Rugby and the Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation and featuring teams from the Muslim world. The inaugural tournament was held in Malaysia in 2015. It was co-organised with the Malaysia Rugby Union. The hosts Malaysia are the current champions, having defeated Algeria in the final.
Although the tournament has been retrospectively described as 'inaugural', as of March 2016 no further tournaments have been announced.
Results Tournaments YearHost(s)FinalBronze FinalNumber of teamsWinnerScoreRunner-up3rd placeScore4th place 201519–1135–255
Team records TeamChampionsRunners-upThirdFourth1 (2015)1 (2015)1 (2015)1 (2015)
Performance of nations For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.
Team2015(5)2nd•3rd4th1stR1
Legend
— Champions — Runners-up — Third place — Fourth place
R1 — Round 1 (pool stage) — withdrew — Hosts
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