Obano is now a doubt for the World Cup after being injured during England training

The number of injuries suffered by players when training with England is “totally unacceptable” according to Bruce Craig, the Bath owner, who has directed scathing criticism at Eddie Jones’s methods after Beno Obano became the fifth Bath player to receive a serious injury in England training.

Obano, the Bath prop, is to miss up to 12 months due to an injury sustained in the England training camp in Brighton last week. He has been one of the breakthrough players of the season but is now almost certainly out of World Cup selection contention.

“The level of injuries in these training camps is totally unacceptable” Craig said. “What is going on in the camp? There is obviously an issue because of the number of injuries. There