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
  1. "Leeds Carnegie centre James Tincknell 'stable' after car crash". The Guardian. London. 24 February 2011.
  2. "James Tincknell moved from intensive care after car accident". The Guardian. London. 16 March 2011.
  3. http://www.sportinglife.com/rugbyunion/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=rugby/11/05/26/RUGBYU_Leeds_Tincknell.html&BID=504
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