He spent almost as much time taking the ball on at Manchester's defenders as he did making acrobatic saves, notably pulling out two brilliant stops to block Paul Scholes and Denis Irwin.

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Munster's pack, which includes the likes of Paul O'Connell, Jerry Flannery, John Hayes, Denis Leamy, Donncha O'Callaghan and David Wallace, is regarded as one of the most attritional in Europe.

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The hosts' first real chance came when Denis Irwin headed wide, and then Colin Cameron had a shot cleared by Paul Raven.

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More Ospreys pressure told as Munster hooker Denis Fogarty was sin-binned for going offside at a ruck and prop Paul James was denied a home try after losing possession in the act of scoring.

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