Cliff Morgan, legendary fly half for the Barbarians, was reported to have told his Quebec hosts was that what Canada needed was more clubs.

[citation needed] Due to an influx of players, the Montreal Scottish had adopted a Scots-only policy in order to manage their numbers.

This left many players from other rugby nations without a home, and Cliff Morgan's suggestion was just the prompting they needed.

[2] The Wanderers played their first match against the Montreal Scottish in the Fall of 1957, and the first tour was held that Thanksgiving to Deep River, 200 km northwest of Ottawa.

[citation needed] Over the first few years of the club's existence, Wanderers' recruitment benefited from the Scots-only policy of the Montreal Scottish RFC.