æt ðə tˈaɪm hɪz ɹˈɑːbɚts ɐpˈɔɪntmənt, jˌuːˌɛsˈeɪ ɹˈʌɡbi hæd ˈeɪɾi,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ ɹˈɛdʒɪstɚd plˈeɪɚz ɪnðə jˈuː.ˈɛs. wˈʌn ʌvðə ɡˈoʊlz ðæt jˌuːˌɛsˈeɪ ɹˈʌɡbi tʃˈɛɹmən kˈɛvɪn ɹˈɑːbɚts sˈɛt fɔːɹ mˈɛlvɪl ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks wʌz fɚðə jˈuː.ˈɛs. nˈæʃənəl tˈiːm tə ɹˈiːtʃ ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪlˈɛvən ɹˈʌɡbi wˈɜːld kˈʌp kwˈɔːɹɾɚfˌaɪnəlz.
At the time his Roberts' appointment, USA Rugby had 80,000 registered players in the U.S. One of the goals that USA Rugby chairman Kevin Roberts set for Melville in 2006 was for the U.S. national team to reach the 2011 Rugby World Cup quarterfinals.