The Crescent Cup, or the Islamic Nations Rugby Championship, is a men's

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tournament, organised by

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and the Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation and featuring teams from the

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. The inaugural tournament was held in

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in 2015. It was co-organised with the

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. The hosts

are the current champions, having defeated

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in the final. Although the tournament has been retrospectively described as 'inaugural', as of March 2016 no further tournaments have been announced.

Results

Tournaments

Team records

Performance of nations

For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown. ;Legend * — Champions * — Runners-up * — Third place * — Fourth place *R1 — Round 1 (pool stage) * — withdrew * — Hosts

References

External links

* {{International rugby union Rugby union competitions in Asia for national teams