A rugby team forced to play on primary school pitches because their home ground was flooded will run out at the Principality Stadium at the weekend after a rollercoaster season.
Storm Bert wreaked havoc at Cross Keys RFC in Caerphilly county, with the pitch and clubhouse under 6ft (2m) of water.
But the dedication of volunteers, players and coaching staff has seen "devastation" turn to dreams of silverware, as the team prepare to take on Pontypridd in the final of the Premiership Cup.
Captain Corey Nicholls said a win would "put Cross Keys back on the map".
"It was absolutely heartbreaking," said club secretary, Angie Prangell, remembering the scene in November 2024.
"We put our heart and soul into the club - it's like your home - and when we opened the doors, we were very, very close to tears. It was so emotional."
Once the water had gone, there was thick mud everywhere that had to be cleaned, filling three skips.
Ms Prangell said the damage meant the clubhouse could not open for three weeks, but "everyone pulled together" to fix it, including people from the local community.
"The amount of work was unbelievable.
"We are normally open seven nights a week, so we had no income. But you still have your bills to pay.
"We had to have humidifiers everywhere, so the electric bill went sky-high."
It was the second time the club had faced major flooding, after Storm Dennis caused extensive damage in 2020.
Getting the clubhouse back up and running was just one of the hurdles this time and, with the pitch unplayable for two months, the team had to find alternatives for training.
That meant journeys of up to an hour to Cardiff, as well as sessions at local primary schools on small, 3G pitches, which was "not ideal", according to Morgan Stoddart, former Wales international and director of rugby at Cross Keys.
"It was up to us to motivate the boys to train away from the club - with longer travelling," he said.
"And to be fair all the boys got on with it, which served us good for the second part of the ...
