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)
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 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
