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Did he deliberately strike him on the face? He deliberately struck him on the shoulder without a doubt."A Player who, when not challenging for the ball, deliberately strikers an opponent or any other person on the head or face with the hand or arm, is guilty of violent conduct unless the force used was negligible. "
"Ref's" would be a possessive noun -- as in, "the ref's whistle" -- which, in this context, it isn't.I agree, it doesn’t look correct but as far as my knowledge of the vernacular goes I believe it is acceptable.