2015 Crescent Cup

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 hospices of the Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation.

Five teams still took part to 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 in the controversial final match Algeria, the final match was abandoned after savage all-in brawl involving players, officials and spectators.