Matt Haines has followed up his full England debut by being picked to represent his country again, this time in the World Junior Team Championship in Japan.

The 18-year-old, who plays out of Rochester & Cobham Golf Club, will form part of a four-man team for the major competition at Chukyo Golf Club in Tokyo next month.

Haines made his international debut in a 14-10 win over France at Frilford Heath in Oxfordshire last weekend.

It was not a winning start for Haines, however, as he went down 5&3 to Mathieu Bey. Bey reached the turn in 32 and the Frenchman went on to secure winning birdies at the 13th and 15th holes.

Haines’ team-mates won the day in the biennial contest but he had clearly done enough to catch the selectors’ eye.