Sure, he felt pretty awful when Andy demoted him from top toy in favor of Buzz Lightyear, that way-cool spaceman who liked to shout "To infinity, and beyond!"

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He has still made just 20 starts for Northampton's first team, including two in the Heineken Cup, but the buzz around him and his rapid elevation to England's senior ranks show just how highly rated he is.

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Buzz Aldrin, the pilot on the Apollo 11 moon landing, paid him this tribute in a BBC interview in 2009.

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