This was followed by a tour to New Zealand, Australia and Fiji in 1988. In order to assist the growth of rugby in Ottawa, the Indians have provided coaching to high school athletic programs and created a junior team on the club. This has helped to create an enthusiastic core of future rugby players. It has proved to be very important during the 1990's as both economic recession and a reduction in the flow of immigrants from the British Isles and other countries where rugby is a mainstream sport reduced the number of new rugby players arriving in the city. As a result of the school programs, rugby in the Ottawa area spread far beyond its original base of support.
Players now come from all sectors of the community.
During the 1990's, women's rugby became a fast-growing sport and the Ottawa Banshees became the first women's rugby club in the city. The Indians were the first of the established clubs to respond to the challenge and begin a women's program. The majority of the Ottawa clubs now have a women's program and women's rugby is thriving in Ottawa. During the 1990's rugby gained world-wide exposure from three world cups. Canada made a strong showing particularly in the 1995 event in South Africa where Ottawa's Al Charron scored a try against the favoured New Zealand All Blacks.