A halfback, Vincent represented Canterbury at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1956.
He played just two games for the All Blacks, both of them test matches against the touring South African team, and was captain on both occasions.
[1] Vincent was educated at Christchurch Boys' High School,[1] and then studied at Canterbury University College, from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1948.
[2] Vincent emigrated to the United States in 1967, where he lived the rest of his life.
Vincent was one of the inaugural members inducted into the U.S. Rugby Hall of Fame in 2011.