James Tincknell
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.[1] He was in a coma for almost a month before making a recovery.[2] He won the 2011 Blyth Spirit Award, from the Rugby Players' Association.[3]
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.
References
[edit]- ^ "Leeds Carnegie centre James Tincknell 'stable' after car crash". The Guardian. London. 24 February 2011.
- ^ "James Tincknell moved from intensive care after car accident". The Guardian. London. 16 March 2011.
- ^ http://www.sportinglife.com/rugbyunion/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=rugby/11/05/26/RUGBYU_Leeds_Tincknell.html&BID=504 [dead link]