The stadium will host its first international rugby test when the Philippines hosts the 2012 Asian Five Nations Division I tournaments, which doubles as a qualifying tournament for the 2015 Rugby World Cup; the goal posts were erected just days prior to the tournament.
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Its third project was to upgrade the pitch in the Rizal Memorial Stadium to an artificial turf from August to September 2012, but it was discontinued because Philippine Football Federation President Mariano Araneta said that conducting the 2012 Philippine Peace Cup in Manila would lessen the expenses of the PFF in the event.
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The tournament was eventually renamed the Philippine Peace Cup because the Philippine Sports Commission, which operates the Rizal Memorial Stadium where the tournament was held, has a rule against events named after an individual.