Caelan Doris will be hoping to celebrate a Six Nations victory against France with his stunning girlfriend.
The 27-year-old will captain his nation against France in their opening fixture of the 2026 tournament in Paris on Thursday night. Coach Andy Farrell has entrusted the flanker with leading Ireland following their third-place finish in the 2025 tournament and Triple Crown success.
Doris will have his family supporting him from the stands and they’re likely to be accompanied by his partner, Meadhbh McGann. The rugby star’s girlfriend was seen sharing an affectionate kiss and cuddle with her sporting beau following the team’s 46-19 triumph over Australia in November 2025.
Meadhbh operates an online wellness community called McGann Clann and has recently returned to Ireland after a stint living in Bali. Supporters began noticing the couple’s romance after Meadhbh shared multiple images in what’s known as an ‘Instagram dump’ last November.
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The caption stated: “A long-overdue life lately ~ europe edition,” featuring photographs of Doris across 20 images. The opening shot showed the pair snuggling with a dog, followed by a beachfront stroll with Caelan’s mother.
Other snaps showed the duo sharing a kiss aboard a yacht, taking a selfie together and Maedhbh assisting her boyfriend in celebrating Ireland’s victory over Australia. Maedhbh also relishes a photoshoot to share on her Instagram, with her bikini snaps in Bali catching the attention of followers in May 2025.
Remarks such as “Utterly obsessed” and “Wowww angel” poured in as hundreds of likes accumulated across her social media platforms.
While little is known about Doris’ new companion, Maedhbh portrays herself as a “sensitive soul” on her McGann Clann website, where she devotes her career to supporting women through “survival strategies and symptoms” to reconnect with their authentic selves via face-to-face and online sessions.
This mindful approach aligns with Doris’ own perspective after he revealed to The Irish Times his therapeutic journey following multiple concussions that compelled him to “confront deep-rooted emotions supressed since childhood.”
He said: “I would have been known by family and friends as being quite calm and taking things in my stride, and I probably liked that perception. If I was feeling anxious or nervous about something, or sad about something, [my attitude was], ‘It’ll be grand, they don’t need to know. It’s fine. It’ll be fine.’
“That came to a head with the worry around the concussions in 2021. It felt like the level of worry and anxiety around the concussions was too big for that coping mechanism.
“It was overwhelming that way of dealing with things, which was just ‘Push down. Push down.’ And my body started speaking to me and being like, ‘There’s something not right here. It needs addressing.’
“It’s an ongoing process. I get checked up quite regularly and I feel like I’m in good hands around it, so it weighs on my mind so much less.”
