Maxwell-Hyslop captained Oxford University and was capped three times for England as a wing-forward during the 1922 Five Nations, scoring a try on debut to help defeat Ireland at Lansdowne Road.[2][3]
After winning his England cap, Maxwell-Hyslop was appointed headmaster of Rottingdean Preparatory School in 1923 at age 24 and remained in the role for the next 40 years.[1]