The Colwyn Bay whistler will handle the clash between Australia and Sri Lanka to get his campaign underway before taking control of the game between Papua New Guinea and Malaysia – two teams in the same pool as Gareth Williams’ Wales side.
Thomas will then finish day one refereeing the clash between Kenya and Trinidad & Tobago.
Defending champions New Zealand begin the tournament as firm favourites, having won the Commonwealth Games Sevens crown on each of the previous four occasions it has been contested.
Commonwealth Games
Fixtures, Day 1 (Saturday)
10.32: New Zealand vs Canada.
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge
10.54: Australia vs Sri Lanka.
Referee: Rhys Thomas
11.18: Kenya vs Cook Islands.
Referee: Ian Tempest
11.38: Samoa vs Papua New Guinea.
Referee: James Matthew
12.00: Wales vs Malaysia.
Referee: Anthony Moyes
12.22: South Africa vs Trinidad & Tobago.
Referee :Matt O’Brien
12.50: Canada vs Barbados.
Referee: Ian Tempest
13.12: Australia vs Uganda.
Referee: James Matthew
13.34: England vs Sri Lanka.
Referee: Nick Briant
13.56: New Zealand vs Scotland.
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen
14.18: Papua New Guinea vs Malaysia.
Referee: Rhys Thomas
14.40: Cook Islands vs Trinidad & Tobago.
Referee: Anthony Moyes
18.02: Scotland vs Barbados.
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge
18.24: England vs Uganda.
Referee: Matt O’Brien
18.46: Wales vs Papua New Guinea.
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen
19.08: Samoa vs Malaysia.
Referee: Ian Tempest
19.30: South Africa vs Cook Islands.
Referee: Nick Briant
19.52: Kenya vs Trinidad & Tobago.
Referee: Rhys Thomas
20.20: New Zealand vs Barbados.
Referee: James Matthew
20.42: Sri Lanka vs Uganda.
Referee: Rasta Rasivhenge
21.04: Canada vs Scotland.
Referee: Nick Briant
21.26: Samoa vs Wales.
Referee: Matt O’Brien
21.48: England vs Australia.
Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen
22.10: South Africa vs Kenya.
Referee: Anthony Moyes
