On 8 May 2017, Rakete-Stones was named in the New Zealand Under-20 squad for the 2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship in Georgia. He played in all New Zealand's games, except the first pool game. He scored two tries during the tournament, one of them in the record 64-17 win over England in the final. New Zealand claimed its 6th World Rugby U20 Championship title that year.