Briton Ferry RFC saw their clubhouse roof blown off due to Storm Darragh, causing severe damage to surrounding vehicles.

With gusts of up to 100mph in Wales over the weekend, the red weather warning from the Met Office was correct, with the conditions wreaking havoc across the country.

Every football and rugby match in Wales was postponed on Saturday, which meant there was no games taking place at Briton Ferry's ground. However, several of the club's members gathered in the clubhouse on Saturday in the absence of a match.

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Unfortunately, while one member was outside, three large pieces of roofing were ripped from the clubhouse and collided with parked cars, causing the alarms to go off.

The damage would only get worse from here, though.

Members gathered outside to observe the damage and to make their way to their cars and park them somewhere safer. However, as one man walked out of the club towards three others, another large piece of roofing flew like into a parked red car, narrowly missing the bystanders.

"To be honest with you, I lost a bit of sleep last night thinking about it," explained club secretary Kerry Frey. "Because we were very luck that nobody was seriously injured."

Frey went on to explain that the clubhouse remained open despite there being no game. A few members were at the club doing a Christmas jumper day and sponsors were in attendance, so despite the adverse conditions, the club was expected to be busy.

"At about 3.30pm there was a massive roar and shuddering," added Frey. "A large section of the roof blew off the club, but it flew over the club, pitch side, towards the main road. There were cars parked in the club driveway, about four of five cars were severely damaged.

"When there was a big shuddering, people started leaving the club. But they were leaving the club at the same time these sheets were flying over. I watched the video a couple of times, and I've got to be honest, there could have been a death.

"We had some live music planned for the day, and people were turning up with their families, and if there were young children walking down the drive when that incident happened, they wouldn't know what to do. The roofing sheets were actually flying over peoples' heads. I laid awake last night thinking about it. I know there are clubs that have had fatalities, it just shows how lucky we were.

"The more I looked at the video, it was frightening."

Frey went on to explain that there is a working party at the club on Sunday morning, helping to tidy up the mess created by Storm Darragh. "It shows the value of volunteers in Welsh rugby," added Frey.

"I've been in touch with our insurers, we will await the outcome of that. I'm not sure... we are covered for storm damage but you never know how good your insurance is until you need to claim."

Thankfully there is no internal damage to the clubhouse. The venue is now closed until further notice, and Frey hopes that the roof can be repaired in weeks, rather than days, but understands the strain on the roofing business across the country.