Career
He played as a hooker. Since 2007, he has held dual French-Romanian citizenship. He was first noticed in Romania, but soon moved to France, where he already played for Rouen, Louisiana Teste, Section Paloise (until 2005).
He currently plays for United States of America Perpignan, since the 2005-2006 Top 14.
Tincu played his first game for Romania on 3 February 2002 against Portugal. He played in four games at the 2007 Rugby World Cup, scoring three tries, in the games against Italy, Portugal and the New Zealand.
He also competed at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.