Referee gets pushed

[Peter Grove]

It's probably just one of those things where they lump it under OFFINABUS

As @Redster said above, just call it, "an abusive gesture." No need for any great mental gymnastics surrounding whether you call it VC, what level of force is required etc - under that classification it's an easy OFFINABUS decision, if you decide it's red and want a way to justify it in law.

 

[deusex]

Violent Conduct is clearly the only thing you would report this under.
The term "Violent Conduct" is vague on purpose.
It wasn't too long ago that a tap on the face between players was an automatic red card. (The mass cheating that ensued forced the authoritires to relax this)

 

[jofusref]

I agree that"touch" the ref is a bit over broad. Recall this one with Bibi Steinhaus?

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwi9qKjD3MTmAhXl01kKHd4iBLAQMwhEKAMwAw&url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhq8l09RAAM&psig=AOvVaw1dbjdOIgJmHXMoy7W1kDST&ust=1576948350987539&ictx=3&uact=3
she dealt with that really well totally accidental

But I would argue that contact with any level of aggression should be a send off every single time. And whether spelled out specifically in the Laws or dictated as an expectation, everyone should know what to expect.

 

[Peter Grove]

Violent Conduct is clearly the only thing you would report this under.

So you're saying it would be impossible to classify this as OFFINABUS? If so, I'd have to disagree.