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.
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.