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.