It all sounded very odd to me from the start. Not that they would be introducing RU, Rodillians was formally Rothwell Grammer School and was and still is a Rugby Union playing school so that made sense, but the banning Rugby League bit in Featherstone made no sense. Stanley Rodillians RUFC was set-up by former pupils in 1960, originally as Old Rodillians RUFC, because they didn't have a club to move onto nearby to play RU.

Agreed
Just on a side note, a group of us went to Toulouse last year for a pal's 50th and we watched the Toulouse London game, which was really enjoyable and the Toulouse fans were great.
However, having spent the pre match in a pub close to the ground and Watched the England v Sweden football, mixing with Broncos fans etc, we returned to the same pub after the game to catch Wakefield v Catalan.
After a long discussion with the Landlord about wanting to watch the Trinity game, he eventually told us that they were a Unoin pub and couldnt/wouldnt show RL in the pub. I was bloody gob smacked, the Trinity game didnt clash with any Union and they had multiple TV's but they would not show RL in that pub.

Oh yes, the battle still goes on and not just in England.

As someone who went to Silcoates, I can tell you the other schools they play is basically the same as when I was there in the 80's early 90's and are just about all are part of the Head Masters Conference (HMC), which is basically all the other Grammer/private schools in England and have been playing RU for in most occasions over 100 years, so there's no chance of them changing at all and as far as I know none have ever played RL.

I remember when I used to play union for the school on Saturdays and Eastmoor on Sundays, i played for both for years from being 7 but when I got to about 13 the school found out & they actively tried to stop me. It actually took a visit from my dad to remind them they had no business telling me what to do in my days off and then the sports teachers/ Headmaster backed off. At the time I took it as being that they didn't want me to get injured and not turn out for the school, I also did other sports as well so thought that had an influence, maybe they were concerned I was doing too much. Knowing what I know now, it wasn't any of that at all, unbelievable when I think back, especially as they didn't have any problems about me playing cricket, swimming and running for teams outside of school.

just watched code breakers which mainly covers the Welsh rugby union players, it was no surprise the influx of welsh into our game due to their working class back ground and most looking to protect their future, money talks and that's whats lacking in the game now we need to sort that out

So for me, the fight is to bring publicity to the RU bigatory and show it still happens.

I signed the petition and am very vocal with rugby union snobs but at a school level it should be a parent and governors thing. Getting a petition from rugby league fans is doing exactly what you describe Eastmoor doing.
There are rugby union teams in Cas and Fev.

But I get it. Its a big feeder area and should be protected as much as we can. Just done in the right way. To the rest of union Britain the petition just looks like the scruffy little oiks from the pit village having a chip on their shoulder about the lovely rugby union trying to help kids because it got the facts wrong.

You may be right but, could you imagine what they would say if RL was to offer sweeteners just so their boys could "try" RL.
The main difference is that RL would be stopped at the school gates and it wouldn't get to first base, with or without cash incentives.