The University of Nottingham Students Union has told URN Sport that the University's Men's Football Team have been banned from participating in the 2015 Varsity Series.
The decision follows a sports disciplinary hearing which found that the team broke the Students' Union Code of Conduct. Having initially been disciplined before Christmas, URN has learnt that the team's appeal against the report has failed and have subsequently been punished.
The team was found to have broken the sections of the Code of Conduct which states that teams must hold social events which are 'ethical and non-degrading', and that they 'should not use initiation events'.
Having been found guilty of breaking these clauses, the team have faced a number of punishments, most notably their ban from Varsity 2015. The fixture will continue to take place as planned, however now will consist of a University of Nottingham team made up of players selected from IMS teams. No player registered with the football team will be allowed to participate in Varsity, although the club will be able to help coach, train and select the side.