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.
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.