James Tincknell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

James Tincknell

English rugby union player

Date of Birth: 13-Aug-1988

Place of Birth: Leicester, England, United Kingdom

Profession: rugby union player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Leo

James Tincknell (born 13 August 1988 in Leicester) is an English rugby union player who currently plays at centre/wing for Coventry. He suffered a serious car accident when travelling back to Leeds.He was in a coma for almost a month before making a recovery.
He won the 2011 Blyth Spirit Award, from the Rugby Players' Association.He’d joined Leeds the previous year from Wharfedale where he’d made his mark scoring 15 tries during the 2009/10 season.
It was on the back of those performances that he was selected to play for England Counties. To aid his recovery following his accident, Tincknell had a loan spell at Wharfedale at the end of 2011/12 season before joining Doncaster Knights in October 2012.
He was signed to a short-term contract with Cornish Pirates for the 2013/14 season.
After his release, he was snapped up by London Welsh.
At the beginning of the 2015/16 season James signed for Coventry.