Ulster Rugby: 15,000 fans allowed into Kingspan Stadium

Up to 15,000 fans will be able to attend Ulster's first three home games of the season.

The club said the easing of capacity restriction follows " the successful delivery of the recent pre-season friendly against Saracens, which saw up to 10,000 Ulster supporters return to Kingspan Stadium for the first time in more than 18 months."

The United Rugby Championship opener at Kingspan is next Friday against Glasgow and the other two games will be enetton on 8 October and Emirates Lions on 15 October.

Apart from the greater numbers of fans being allowed in, a statement on Ulster's website said "stadium bars will be allowed to operate, with one-way traffic flows and limited numbers indoors."

At full capacity Kingspan can hold 18,000 supporters.