Barkley boost for England as bubbling Bath silence Tigers

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Bath star Barkley returned ahead of schedule as the English west country club silenced Leicester’s roar with a 15-12 win at the Walkers Stadium on Saturday to book their first Heineken Cup final semi-final appearance since being crowned European champions eight years ago.

Barkley missed England’s entire RBS 6 Nations campaign after undergoing thumb surgery which sidelined him for 10 weeks.