Duncan Claber

Leeds University Women's Hockey Club has been banned from taking part in competitions after their 'chav social' in January. The club's captain Molly Bret, and social secs Sophie Sole, Bea Bowen Rees, Becky Barribal and Ayesha Maymon, were removed from their posts. The club's social media has also been stopped, and Facebook groups are to be monitored by the Union's Sports Rep.

The events were advertised with a ‘gold hoop earrings and trackies’ dress code As it investigates a sports club for holding a chav social, Leeds University Union used to hold their 'chav' themed club nights at Fruity, The Tab Leeds has discovered. The nights were held annually, until 2012 where the advertised 'Chav' night was renamed. It comes as LUU investigates the women's hockey club for a chav social where they were encouraged to dress as "lower-class" people.

They described themselves as ‘educated fair maidens’ who would find the theme ‘entirely alien’ In the club's Facebook group, it was strictly "ASBO behaviour expected" as members were urged to "set aside all that we believe to be good, honest and noble" and imitate a "young, lower-class person" on "one of the biggest socials of the year". Pictures uploaded to Instagram by the team's committee showed members wearing tracksuits, carrying fake babies and covering their bodies with tattoos.