All Blacks coach Graham Henry says a previous policy of advising caution to players will be replaced by a blanket ban during the September 9-October 23 tournament, which New Zealand is hosting.
"We've just asked them to make good decisions about that and, in the All Blacks camp, most of the time, they've made good decisions," he told New Zealand's Sky Sports.
"But, at Rugby World Cup time, zilch."
All Blacks winger Cory Jane, who has more than 14,000 followers on Twitter, tweeted he would respect the ban.
"just wanna play rugby & talk to fans.Thats all i wanna DO.I don't want trouble," he posted after the ban was announced.
Henry gave a "quiet reminder" of their obligations to Jane and prop Neemia Tialata when the pair tweeted that were not in the side for an All Blacks Test against England in 2009.
All Blacks team manager Darren Shand said senior players had called for the ban.
- Reuters
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