The National Rugby League's new free-to-air TV deal can be looked at from so many angles and, so far, you've read about the impact on rank-and-file NRL fans, the domestic game from an ideological standpoint and on the corporate world.

One, more free games is good for the competition's existing constituents. Two, the NRL has control of its draw again, which should hearten Australian rugby league supporters. Three, Fox Sports appears to be under pressure to give the NRL more money than it wants to (or is News Limited under pressure to set up their own competition again?).

James Tedesco celebrates a try for Italy in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup. Credit:Getty Images

What you've probably come here for is to see what the deal means for international rugby league – not just for Test matches but to the sport as a whole from a beyond-Australia perspective.

And the answer is multiple choice really – a) we don't know yet or b) it's bad.