Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens joins the Highlanders in 2023 as an outside back. 

Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens came out of Francis Douglas Memorial College in New Plymouth and was selected into the NZ Secondary Schools team in 2018 and 2019. As a 19-year-old, he commenced his professional career in 2020 playing for Taranaki in the NPC competition. He was then selected for the Blues Super Rugby team in 2021.

Favourite rugby memory?

Winning NPC for Taranaki in 2023 

What inspires you?

My mum and the possibility of getting better every day