Commercialism is, sadly, the lifeblood of most sports these days. In and of itself, it is not automatically bad, but the exit strategy is the one that stands out for me.

If it costs CVC to buy, they will want a return. A £17m windfall per club will allow huge investment, but if the price at the end of the term is £20m or £25m per club, how many could possibly stump that up? And if not, and PRL gets sold to someone else, then who? Under what terms?

We all want club rugby to succeed; it's where we invest our time, money and passion. To a greater or lesser extent, we want National teams and Lions to thrive as well. The issue is whether this is a short term gain with a long term hangover.

We live in interesting times...