No, he should not be allowed to play in the woman’s division, but unless he purposefully kicked the ball to hit her in the face, it would appear that he did nothing wrong in terms of what occurred on the field.
That is the whole point. Being “on the field” is what he did wrong given he is far stronger than anyone else competing at that level. When the differences are that vast the smaller weaker players will get hurt.
This is true even amongst men. In college football you will see small programs turn down lucrative the first week “tune up” matches against big programs because they don’t want their guys getting hurt by a team that is bigger and stronger.
If he kicked it, that team should have been penalized and he does NOT belong on the GIRLS Field Hockey team at all!
Agree. Unless there is an open division/league established to support unrestricted play by both sexes, biological males and biological females should not compete against one another. Among other things, it is a simple matter of fairness.
That said, you have to wonder how often getting teeth knocked out occurs during single sex competitions. In addition, where was her mouthpiece? Or do the women’s leagues not require them?