mˈɛlvɪl wʌzɐ ɹᵻplˈeɪsmənt fɚðɪ ˈɪndʒɚd tˈɛɹi hˈoʊmz ɔnðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ lˈaɪənz tˈʊɹ tə nˈuː zˈiːlənd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː bˌʌt pˈɪkt ˌʌp ɐ spˈaɪnəl ˈɪndʒɚɹi ɪn hɪz sˈɛkənd ɡˈeɪm ænd tˈʊk nˈoʊ fˈɜːðɚ pˈɑːɹt ɔnðə tˈʊɹ.
Melville was a replacement for the injured Terry Holmes on the British Lions tour to New Zealand in 1983 but picked up a spinal injury in his second game and took no further part on the tour.