SRRFC Hall of Fame Class of 2025-2026
It is our extreme pleasure to announce this year's Severn River Rugby Hall of Fame inductees. Congratulations to all the inductees and we are looking forward to celebrating with you on Saturday, January 17th, 2026.
2025-2026 Class
Mike "Moose" Anderson
Candace Coston
Dewey Meteer
Ed Stump
SRRFC Hall of Fame Class of 2025-2026: Michael "Moose" Anderson
Michael Anderson has been immersed in rugby for nearly three decades, and throughout that time he has become one of the most recognizable, committed, and influential figures in the Severn River Rugby community. A player since age eighteen, Michael has devoted well over twenty years to developing players, strengthening programs, and representing Severn River with unwavering loyalty. His coaching career spans 7–8 years with the high school program—where he not only taught the game but successfully funneled athletes into the Severn men’s side—and three additional years coaching college programs, guiding players to both the Severn women’s and men’s teams. His administrative contributions are equally significant, serving officially and unofficially in roles that have made him, in his own words, “synonymous with Severn River Rugby.” He has held positions including Vice President, Secretary, and Field & Equipment Director—where mowing fields and maintaining facilities became a point of pride and humor alike.
As a player, Michael earned a derby and the Leather Balls Award in 2016 for his outstanding contributions to coaching, youth development, and club education. He has been recognized with additional honors such as the Steel Head award. But beyond titles, Michael’s impact has been felt most deeply through the players and programs he has shaped. He has sent athletes to elite women’s programs—including one who became a captain in Colorado—and brought numerous college graduates into the Severn family. He has inspired athletes to return to the sport, mentored entire families of players, and taken pride in watching the next generation grow into talented competitors for the Severn men’s and women’s squads.
Michael has played a key role in restoring and strengthening sponsor relationships, reestablishing ties with the Ravens, and serving as a constant ambassador for Severn River everywhere he has traveled. Even during stints with Chesapeake, Asheville, and teams in Florida, he proudly wore his Severn jacket, representing the club with loyalty that never wavered. His milestones are numerous—bringing UMBC and George Mason to their first Savannah tournaments.
Above all, Michael speaks openly about the deep personal bond he holds with the club. Severn River has been his constant through triumphs, hardships, and life-changing moments, including the passing of his mother. Influenced by mentors like Mike Posko, Pete Freeman, and lifelong friend Sean Madden, Michael has grown into a leader shaped by the values, history, and family spirit of Severn River Rugby. His greatest achievement, in his own words, is simply being able to say he played for Severn River Rugby—and his continued dedication, passion, and service embody exactly what the Hall of Fame was created to honor.
SRRFC Hall of Fame Class of 2025-2026: Candace Coston
Candace Coston is a player whose impact fundamentally elevated the culture and competitive standard of the Severn River Honey Badgers. Since joining the club in 2006, Candace helped transform the team from a group focused on friendly matches into a perennial playoff contender.
Over her nine-year Honey Badger career, Candace served as captain for four seasons and was among the first set of co-captain to lead Severn River to a National Tournament. She competed at Nationals in 2010, 2012, and 2015, and was part of the team that captured the Can-Am Tournament title in 2012. Candace was a standout 7s player every summer. Her excellence on the field was recognized with the Most Valuable Forward Award in 2012 and the Unsung Hero Award in 2011. At the time she joined, Candace was also the only Honey Badger with prior high school rugby experience, immediately raising the level of play and expectations within the squad.
In addition to her responsibilities as captain and selector, Candace consistently set the tone of matches. From her very first game with Severn River—where she scored four tries—she demonstrated a rare ability to play any position the team needed, maximizing her exceptional skill set. Known for her intense pre-game speeches, Candace backed her words with action, proving unstoppable on offense and formidable on defense. In one playoff match, with the Badgers down four tries, she scored a hat trick to fuel a dramatic comeback victory. On another occasion, she delivered a tackle so dominant it resulted in a broken collarbone—after which the opposing player expressed admiration rather than resentment.
Candace rarely missed a match and never took the pitch without giving 100 percent effort. Her competitiveness, grit, and ability to elevate the play of those around her left a lasting legacy. The standard she set continues to resonate within the Honey Badgers program today.
SRRFC Hall of Fame Class of 2025-2026: Dewey Meteer
Dewey Meteer arrived at Severn River Rugby Club with something rarer than credentials. He arrived with command of the entire game—and the ability to teach it in a way that permanently raised the standard of everyone around him.
By the time he came to Severn River in the early 1980s, Dewey’s rugby life had already crossed continents and competitive levels. He had begun playing in 1969 with the Annapolis Rugby Club, helped win a PRU Second Division title, moved through flight school rugby with the Pensacola Royals, and earned his place at the storied Old Mission Beach Athletic Club in San Diego. He had been selected for the Southern California Select Side and an Australian tour—missed only because naval service in Vietnam took precedence. From 1974 to 1976, he played in Germany with Hamburg Rugby Club, competing on their select side against touring teams, before returning to OMBAC and concluding his first-side playing career with Washington Rugby Club in 1979.
But it was at Severn River Rugby Club, from 1983 to 1984, that the full measure of his influence became unmistakable.
Dewey was not a coach who simply organized drills or set lineups. He knew every position on the field—not abstractly, not theoretically, but functionally, instinctively. He understood the pressures on a prop, the timing of a scrum half, the spatial responsibility of a fullback, and the unseen work that allows a backline to flourish. More importantly, he could explain to each player how mastering their own role made the player beside them better—and how that chain of understanding transformed fifteen individuals into a single, cohesive unit.
Under his leadership, Severn River did more than improve. The club evolved. Players became students of the game. Individual skills sharpened because they were taught in context, always tied to the larger structure of the team. The result was measurable and historic: Severn River rose from the PRU Third Division to the First Division and captured the Preakness Tournament Championship...in just over two years. The club didn’t just climb divisions—it acquired an identity built on intelligence, accountability, and shared purpose.
That same philosophy defined Meteer’s broader coaching career. He led the Naval Academy Rugby Club to an ERU Collegiate Championship and a berth in the inaugural national collegiate Final Four in 1980. He coached Charleston Rugby Club to a state championship, guided collegiate programs at Maine Maritime Academy and the University of Maine to multiple division titles, contributed to the All-Navy Select Side in the Combined Services Tournament, and later helped Norwich University secure consecutive division championships in 2010 and 2011.
In 2017, Dewey was inducted into the Naval Academy Rugby Club Hall of Fame. His induction into the Severn River Rugby Club Hall of Fame recognizes something equally enduring: a coach whose deep positional knowledge, insistence on cohesion, and commitment to teaching the why behind the what permanently raised the level of play and the love of the game at Severn River Rugby Club. Dewey Meteer didn’t just coach our team. He helped build one.
SRRFC Hall of Fame Class of 2025–2026: Ed “Robo” Stump
Ed “Robo” Stump — A Game Dominator Enshrined in Severn River’s Hall of Fame
From the first time he donned the Severn River Blue and Green, players and coaches alike knew there was something special about the way Ed “Robo” Stump played the game. Whether bulldozing through multiple defenders on a long scoring run or delivering devastating tackles that demoralized opponents, Ed played every minute of every match with unmatched ferocity and an overpowering will to win. The doors of the Severn River Rugby Football Club Hall of Fame now open to welcome a player whose skill, intensity, and legacy will be remembered forever.
For more than a decade and a half, Ed wore the #6 and #7 jerseys as a fixture in the club’s First XV. His ability to influence the game on both sides of the ball, combined with his unwavering commitment, allowed him to transcend generations of teammates and opponents alike. Ed was not just a contributor—he was a constant.
From the outset of his Severn River career, Ed’s talent and determination marked him as a cornerstone of the club’s success. He earned multiple Derby Awards, including Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Forward, and was selected on numerous occasions to represent the Potomac Rugby Union and East Coast Select Sides. One of his most memorable performances came during the 1992 East Coast Championships, where his dominant play was instrumental in Severn River’s title run and earned him Most Valuable Player honors. Soon thereafter, Ed was recognized by USA Rugby as a highly sought-after prospect.
A relentless competitor, Ed consistently terrorized opposing ball carriers, often leaving a trail of vanquished foes in his wake. On offense, he was nearly impossible for a single defender to contain. Ed knew only one way to play the game—full throttle, all the time.
As the Severn River Rugby Hall of Fame proudly enshrines Ed “Robo” Stump, we celebrate a player defined by extraordinary passion, unshakable toughness, and an unwavering love of the game.