Who says the modern player doesn't eat burgers? England flanker James Haskell tucks in - no chips mind © Getty Images

Another busy week in the land of Twitter - but what have rugby's twitterati be talking about? We offer you our pick of their musings...

"how good is entourage? Would I rather be Vinnie Chase or Ari Gold? I can't decide..."Wales and Cardiff Blues centre Jamie Roberts has good taste when it comes to his TV fodder - and it's got to be Vinnie surely?

"Sore head but the win is worth the headache"
Ireland captain Brian O'Driscoll reflects on his side's Six Naitons victory over England at Twickenham after an accidental knee to the head from lock Paul O'Connell brought a premature end to his game.

"I'm lost for words after today. I thought we had it, finger tips is all that makes the difference."
England flanker James Haskell is gutted following his side's narrow loss to Ireland.

"I've done more interviews about this legends game than I used to leading up to Cup Final. We are all retired you know and not that good now"
Former England and Leicester stalwart Martin Corry is suddenly centre of attention again ahead of the England Legends v Irish Legends clash on the eve of the Six Nations clash between the same two countries.

"In the sheds n it's nearly show time! Boys are pumped... See you all after the game. Tweet ya later"
Reds playmaker Quade Cooper tweets from the changing room ahead of his side's clash with the Blues - a first for Tweet Treats.

"Anyone seen a big jaw anywhere ??? @Jamiehuwroberts http://twitpic.com/14suhq"
Wales and Cardiff Blues scrum-half Richie Rees continues his banter with team-mate Jamie Roberts.

"Right who's still up? Always hard gettin to sleep after a game:( 2.14am here & I'm wide awake, time 4 some #mw2"
Hurricanes and New Zealand prop Neemia Tialata suffers a little insomnia in the wake of his side's Super 14 victory over the Lions and opts for a little Modern Warfare therapy.

"Big game Friday! Need to find my gum shield!!"
Wales prop Adam Jones has a minor panic ahead of his side's Six Nations showdown with France.

"Got the kids at the park then Im going 2 go have mcds 4 the last time 4 3weeks cos I going 2 try stay off it in SA.my little goal"
Hurricanes star Cory Jane continues his battle with a fast food addiction.

"I found out today through the GPS system we wear to train that i ran just under 6ks in a session. no wonder my legs feel like lead."
England flanker James Haskell is more than a little surprised by his work-rate during training.

"@jameshaskell most important - how many times did you touch the ball in those 6kms?? Good luck for the weekend"
Waratahs coach, and Haskell's former boss at Stade Francais, Ewen McKenzie tries to wind up his former charge.

"Just watched news here in New Zealand and watched a Minister offer his resignation for putting 2 bottles of wine on his gov cred card,$70!!!"
Sharks skipper John Smit is stunned by what constitutes a political scandal in New Zealand while on his Super 14 travels.

We remind you that none of the above accounts have been verified but we're happy to take the chance for your entertainment - but would anyone masquerade as Richie Rees?

The Chiefs' Stephen Donald gets hold of the Lions' Wandile Mjekevu in a rare example of tackle in their recent Ellis Park clash © Getty Images

The Chiefs' mind-blowing 72-65 victory over the Lions in Johannesburg last weekend sparked an intriguing debate with pundits in the northern and southern hemispheres giving the issues raised as much air as the sides gave to the ball at Ellis Park.

For those who somehow managed to miss news of the clash that was the highlight, or lowlight depending on your opinion, of the second round of this year's Super 14 here is a brief synopsis - 137 points, 18 tries and zero tackles - ok, I lied about the last bit but it would not surprise me if the defence coaches committed hara-kiri this week - such was the shameful lack of defensive patterns.

With a grand total of 137 points the teams comfortably beat the previous record of 118, set in Natal's 75-43 win over the Highlanders back in 1997. The 18 tries scored was also a record, surpassing the 14 touchdowns in the Crusaders' 96-19 victory over the Waratahs in 2002.

In total Round 2 of the southern hemisphere's premier domestic competition saw an incredible 52 tries, a record for the second round but not an all-time record although my calculator gave up on me when trying to verify those reports.

In contrast the latest round of Guinness Premiership served up just 15 tries - in six games - with a 9-0 win for Wasps against Saracens and a 12-12 draw between Newcastle and London Irish singled out for scorn by some.

The critics, and the supporters of Super Rugby, point to the directives handed down to referees by SANZAR on the eve of the new season. Thankfully, these were not law changes (remember the ELVs mess?) but a bid to get tough - at the breakdown, at scrum time and with the kick and chase - with strict application of the laws in the hope of bringing the x-factor back to the competition after its reputation took a hammering in 2009.

But it seems to have been forgotten that round one of this year's Super 14 failed to hit the heights that followed a week later. Official statistics showed that penalty kicks produced 153 points in the opening clashes of the season compared to 45 points at the same time last year. There were also 30 tries scored that weekend compared to 44 in the opening round last season. It's still early days in the competition and judgement is probably best reserved for at least a few weeks until all the teams have come to terms with the new parameters they are working within.

No one wants to see dour low-scoring, penalty dominated matches blighted by piles of bodies killing the ball at the breakdown - although my Scrum colleague and Wasps flanker Tom Rees insists the Adams Park clash was far from that - but at the same time there is no real value in the kind of light-weight fodder like the Lions-Chiefs game where the absence of defence was probably more telling than any clampdown in terms of officiating. What we need is a game that falls someway between the two where the contest at the breakdown remains an integral part of the game but where quick ball becomes the norm rather than the exception - possible? Let's hope so.

The game in the southern hemisphere is reportedly suffering due to the quality of the product being served up and having been thwarted in their attempts to push through the game-changing ELVs, you can understand their attempts to shake things up especially with swathes of empty seats clearly evident at the early Super 14 matches. But if it results in a starkly different game to that played in the north we, and particularly the International Rugby Board, have a real problem. The IRB should be taking the lead here, not SANZAR, but you sense the latter grew tired and frustrated at the lack of progress made at the top table.

As England boss Martin Johnson urged this week, the IRB should be ensuring that refereeing is standardised around the world. Perhaps Johnson fears the worst this weekend when South African referees Jonathan Kaplan and Mark Lawrence will enter the Six Nations fray at the Millennium Stadium and Twickenham, fresh from their latest Super 14 commitments. Reports suggest they have been urged to adopt the same approach to officiating as they have done in recent weeks which will have got Johnson and his rivals jumping - that's for sure.

To be fair, it is too early to draw conclusions between the two and let's hope we find some middle ground before the hemisphere's go head-to-head later this year.

Wales' Jamie Roberts delights in telling the world that team-mate Richie Rees loves reading about himself © Twitpic

It appears the recent headline-grabbing antics of Wales' Jonathan Thomas and Andy Powell have got coach Warren Gatland worried about the power of social networking sites and the destabilising effect they can have on his side. This week he asked a lawyer who specialises in defamation, privacy and reputation management to address the players on the perils of posting messages.

Is this the first step towards a general crackdown? Will contracts soon include social networking clauses? Only time will tell. But we'll continue to make hay while the sun shines...

"My table tennis has gone to pot since I had my eyes lasered. No excuses any more..."
Ireland's Brian O'Driscoll rues one of the side effects of laser eye surgery.

"http://twitpic.com/14dzpo <--- this can't be wrong?Haha, don't hate now fellas just cz I like 2 look after myself:)"
Hurricanes and All Blacks star Neemia Tialata reveals to the world his fondness for a pedicure.

"@neyza3 they worked the core like no other movie can! Should sell step bros the movie on t.v as and ab excercise lol"
Reds and Wallabies pivot Quade Cooper tells Neemia Tialata that he thinks the Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly movie Step Brothers should form part of his daily exercise routine.

"Bride! Owww http://tweetphoto.com/11717140"
The Hurricanes' Tamati Ellison joins the Twitter fraternity and Tweets on his wedding day.

"65 - 72 is one of the strangest results I have heard for ages! there cant have been a tackle made!!"
Toulon's Tom May can't get his head around the Chiefs' Super 14 victory over the Lions.

"Hit yea http://tweetphoto.com/11956598"
The Hurricanes' Cory Jane gets his latest fast food fix - the breakfast of champions?

"@GreenwoodRugby watching you now. If you want me to write some banter down I'll only charge a small fee."
England and Stade Francais forward James Haskell watches Will Greenwood on Sky Sports' Soccer AM and offers him some media training.

"haskell, the day i need your chat is the day i call it quits! fact!"
Former England international Will Greenwood politely declines Haskell's kind offer.

"Just visiting my grandfather in hospital! The mans hitting on the nurses! My Nan just laughs cause he thinks he's cool! Bahahaha! Shot pop!"
The Hurricanes' Piri Weepu delights at his grandfather's womanising - in hospital!

"@QuadeCooper cuz can u take zac guildfords head off 4 me 2moro night"
Cory Jane urged the Reds' Quade Cooper, we assume in jest, to nobble his All Blacks rival Zac Guildford when the Crusaders visited Brisbane in the Super 14. Cooper opted to orchestrate his side's 41-20 victory by more conventional means.

We remind you that none of the above accounts have been verified but we're happy to take the chance for your entertainment - but would anyone masquerade as Tamati Ellison?

The best side in the world can also boast the best website ©allblacks.com

The All Blacks' demolition of France in Marseille at the back end of last year underlined their status as the world's best team and their all-round excellence extends beyond the playing field with the New Zealand Rugby Union website claiming the honours in the first edition of our Top 10s feature.

Here we run down the Top 10 Union websites:

1. New Zealand - allblacks.com
Comprehensive coverage of not only the world's most famous team but also the Super 14, Air New Zealand Cup and the IRB Sevens. Unrivalled player archive is also a huge plus. Audio and video is included and the social media is embraced in a big way - and they acknowledge rugby outside their own domain with coverage of major northern hemisphere news.

2. Ireland - irishrugby.ie
Clean and clear site that covers Irish rugby from grassroots to international stage. A site worthy of the current Six Nations Grand Slam champions.

3. Australia - rugby.com.au
Compact and good-looking site containing multi-media offerings. Includes link to the Wallabies' own channel on YouTube that provides some unintentional humour.

4. Wales - wru.co.uk
Presentation needs a bit of an overhaul but there is plenty of fresh content to satisfy even the most ardent fan and the union are using it pro-actively.

5. South Africa - sarugby.net
A World Cup-winning side but not an all-conquering website - playing catch-up in the southern hemisphere.

6. France - ffr.fr
Perhaps surprisingly the French site lacks some style and it is not that clear what they are trying to achieve - insert your own Les Bleus gag here.

7. England - rfu.com
The recent overhaul was long, long overdue and as a result the site looks so much better, but dig a little and you'll be disappointed. Let's hope it is a work in progress.

8. Scotland - scottishrugby.org
This site is not going to be winning any beauty contests but plenty of content - audio and video appear to be a bit of an after-thought.

9. Italy - federugby.it
Presentation could do with some work and a disappointing lack of not just audio and video but also photographic content.

10. Argentina - uar.com.ar
The Pumas may have cemented their status amongst the world's elite but the UAR's website appears reluctant to relinquish its amateur status.

Chow time for the Sharks and Springboks' John Smit © yFrog

Another week and another Twitter-based controversy - no not Neemia Tialata's suicide bomber get-up (how did he get away with that one?) - but a comical exchange between Wales' Ian Evans and Jonathan Thomas at the expense of gay referee Nigel Owens.

Evans: "Legs and ass are in bits, can't move."
Thomas: "U gotta stop hanging round with Nigel Owens!"

Thankfully Welshman Owens, who knows both players well, took the comment in the spirit it was intended and accepted there was nothing malicious about Thomas' ill-advised Tweet.

So what else has been happening in the Twitter world this week?

"@lancearmstrong Mr. Armstrong, any top tips before I cycle 3,000km in 1 month for charity?Not the norm for an 18 stone ex-int rugby player"
Former England international Lawrence Dallaglio asks some guy who has done a bit of cycling in his time for a few tips ahead of his charity Cycle Slam.

"Just woke up and the body is sore! Feel like I'm 100yrs old :( Feel for the boys and the fans! Can't fault the effort! Happy valentines all!"
The Reds' Quade Cooper is feeling the effects of a bruising Super 14 opener against the Waratahs.

"@adamjones3 wats good bruh? Yeah 2nd half come bk 2 beat the blues. Bruh u knw I'll cme ovr anyday. Cardiff is the place 2b."
Hurricanes prop Neemia Tialata suggest to Ospreys prop Adam Jones that if he was to head north it would be to Cardiff - not Swansea.

"addicted to Weetabix. Lost was brilliant. I have no idea what is going on, what happened to the polar bear?"
Newcastle's Tom Biggs admits defeat in trying to understand the long-running and frankly confusing ABC drama.

"random question, but does Jordan(Katie Price) have real eyebrows or are they painted or tattooed on? Surely she didn't opt for that look!!"
Leicester winger Lote Tuqiri needs to get out more.

"Ladies and gents baby barney smit is now mobile and walking, took his 1st steps on sunday so should have him on the scrum machine next week!"
A big week in the house of Sharks and Springboks skipper John Smit - will Barney be packing down at hooker or tight-head?

"What does a man eat when he hates cooking."
As he embarks on his latest long spell of re-hab, Blues and All Blacks lock Ali Williams remembers he has a Twitter account.

"My thoughts and best wishes go to my Good friend Thom Evans injured against Wales today."
Stade Francais and England back row James Haskell is one of many players to express concern for Scotland's Thom Evans after he picked up a nasty injury against Wales.

"Done 2 dumb things 2day.had a bite of meat and half my tooth broke off & went 2 pay my phone bill over phone and put on 1200 instead of 200"
The Hurricanes' Cory Jane is not having a good day.

"Uni assignment extension granted - great times"
Cardiff Blues and Wales scrum-half Richie Rees celebrates a small victory - such are the demands of a professional sportsman determined to maintain his studies.

Morgan Freeman poses with the Six Nations silverware © BBC

The opening Six Nations action may not have been the greatest advert for the game but the BBC Sport trailer for this year's Championship surely was - for those that may have missed it, it featured Morgan Freeman reading William Ernest Henley's Invictus poem over a montage of action - stirring stuff. Click here to check it out.

The promo obviously ties into the recent release of the new Clint Eastwood film based around Nelson Mandela's first term as President of South Africa and specifically the role the 1995 Rugby World Cup played in the country's recent history. If we gloss over the worrying commercial aspect of this creative element we can applaud the license-fee funded BBC for raising the bar for this sort of thing.

The use of the Oscars-magnet that is Freeman easily trumps Sky Sport's Heineken Cup promo from a couple of seasons ago in which the equally accomplished if not so crowd-pleasing thespian Stephen Berkoff recited the powerful 'play as a team or die as individuals' speech originally delivered by Al Pacino in the film Any Given Sunday. Click here to check it out.

Now, if Sky Sports managed to secure the services of Pacino himself...

The Hurricanes' Neemia Tialata courts controversy with his outfit for a trip to the Wellington 7s © Twitpic

It's been another busy week in the Twitter world what with the big Six Nations kick off, the impending Super 14 kicks off, George Smith's retirement from international rugby and Lee Byrne's successful appeal against a two-week ban. Here's our pick of the word on the web.

"Wellington def knows how to put it on when it comes to 7's weekend!!!http://twitpic.com/11s5nx awesme @NZI_Sevens"
Hurricanes prop Neemia Tialata enjoys a day at the Westpac Stadium - but his chosen fancy dress costume may land him in some trouble.

"On the way to the airport with "king of the gym" Ezra Taylor .. Not a fan of flying but couldn't be more happy to be getting on the plane :)"
The Reds' Quade Cooper is glad to get back to work and put his burglary controversy behind him.

"Sport is rarely a game of perfect, certainly not in your first match back together as a team since November."
Ireland captain Brian O'Driscoll reflects on his side's far from impressive Six Nations opener against Italy.

"Another one bites the dust. George Smith is an absolute legend!! He will carve up the S14 this year. Deserves every accolade he gets.."
Leicester's NRL-bound winger Lote Tuqiri pays tribute to his former Wallabies team-mate George Smith following his international retirement.

"Well,twitterers.You have spoken.I am buying this tom..Will take a pic of me walking through Cardiff with it on.Happy days:)"
Cardiff Blues' Gareth Thomas takes some sartorial advice from his followers. Click here to see his latest wardrobe addition.

"Great to see my roomie @jameshaskell dotting down!! Love the dodgy celebration too!!"
Stade Francais scrum-half Ollie Phillips is delighted his team-mate James Haskell got on the scoresheet for England at Twickenham.

"http://twitvid.com/89453 - On the plane back from rotorua.Skux and pow rapping."
The Hurricanes' Cory Jane catches his team-mates Ma'a Nonu and Piri Weepu rapping - talented bunch those Kiwis.

"Q.c Adam lewis blackstone chambers.what a legend and he is welsh!!!"
Wales and Ospreys fullback Lee Byrne pays tribute to his legal team for getting his two-week ban lifted.

"Last day of training this week. Then of to go and have a look at a few Buffalo farms. I will post some pics."
South Africa and Bulls lock Victor Matfield shuns the golf course for buffalo farms?

"Just managed to get katherine jenkins, whose in the room, to sing!! Amazing!!! What a voice! Thank you! http://twitpic.com/11p512"
England legend Lawrence Dallaglio Tweets during his day out at Twickenham.

Will England's opening performance also get the photoshop treatment this weekend? © Getty Images

England and their kit partner Nike have officially unveiled their latest sartorial venture - the one-off shirt to mark the Rugby Football Union's Cententary Year that will be worn for one night only against Wales at Twickenham on Saturday.

If Martin Johnson's ambitious selection for the Twickenham showdown and the small matter of almost 130 years of rugby rivalry was not enough to draw your eye to Saturday's game then surely the chance to see England take to the field in their retro-skin-tight number will do the trick.