Bath reached the semi-finals of the European Challenge Cup after scoring eight tries in a 57-5 demolition of league strugglers Leeds.

Bath had too much power and experience at close quarters for the Premiership's bottom club and and Matt Banahan scored a hat-trick to take his tally for the season to 13.

Olly Barkley (pictured) opened the scoring with a penalty in the second minute, but it was not until the 18th minute that they got their next score, when Barkley and Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu put Banahan over for his first try.

Barkley then released Nick Abendanon, who embarked on a scything run from his own half only to be hauled down just short of the line by opposite number John Goodridge.

Five minutes later, Abendanon latched onto Barkley's chip and this time Goodridge could not prevent the score, which was converted by the fly-half for a 17-0 lead.

The visitors' pack was struggling in the set-piece but when Hooper and prop Mike MacDonald made progress over the game line, Darren Edwards sent centre Rob Vickerman clear for a try on the half hour.

Bath needed only 42 seconds of the second half to get the scoreboard ticking again.

Wing Andrew Higgins set up the ruck on his own 22 and was also on the end of the move, which featured a 50-metre break from skipper Alex Crockett.

Barkley touched down himself after 46 minutes, looping around Crockett and racing 40 metres under the posts.

Banahan had overrun at least one scoring pass before Crockett and Abendanon put him over for his second try four minutes before the hour.

Seven minutes later Jonny Faamatuainu took Higgins' overhead pass to score after the winger had stepped through one of many holes appearing in the Leeds defence.

Barkley added his fifth conversion and took his tally to 20 points when he also converted Banahan's hat-trick try near the end.

Terence O'Rorke / Eurosport