Apart from the wrist injuries to Barry Murphy and Niall Ronan, Munster prepare for the big day with no other apparent problems. Paul O'Connell received treatment on Monday for a knock picked up in the Warriors game the previous Saturday and otherwise the squad reports a full bill of health.
Their run-in to the Magners League has not seen them hit anything close to the performance that they will require to beat Stade Toulousain on Saturday week. Even when they fielded almost at full-strength Munster did not raise their game and a few players showed weaknesses which are a cause for concern.
Denis Hurley at full-back has shown hints of shakiness and that will not have gone unnoticed on the coach. Shaun Payne could yet be the man for the big occasion with his assurance under the high ball a feature that could be crucial in the white heat of a Heineken Cup final. Payne has faded out of favouritism since the turn of the year after scoring crucial tries at home to Clermont Auvergne and more importantly against Wasps in the Ricoh Stadium in the opening pool game.
It was the away points against those two clubs that made all the difference this season and without them Munster would not be in their fourth final.
Peter Stringer must also have pushed his claim for a starting role in Cardiff a few notches closer with another good performance last Saturday but, barring late injuries, the rest of the squad are now merely pushing for places on the bench. 'Strings' deliveries to O'Gara have been back on track but O'Leary still has the edge in pace, kicking and individual breaks.
Toulouse will bring a bigger threat to this final than Biarritz did two seasons ago. They are second in the French 14 league and unlikely to catch leaders Clermont so their season hinges on winning the Heineken Cup for the fourth time.
Coming to Cardiff will be no problem for these seasoned players. They have travelled out of their own country on all four occasions that they reached the decider (Arms Park, Cardiff 1996, Lansdowne Road 2003, Twickenham 2004 and Murrayfield 2005) but this will be their first time playing in the Millennium Stadium. So far they have got a shade of luck by winning the toss for colours and they will play in their red strip with Munster in blue.
Pound for pound this Toulouse side is probably the strongest that Munster has ever played against in this competition.
Then again, nobody said it was going to be easy.
Toulouse coach Guy Noves fired the first salvo in the build-up to the May 24 final. Pointing to Munster's away wins at the knock-out stages over Gloucester and Saracens, Noves claimed this week that his side would be underdogs.
"They (Munsteer) are a transformed side since we first met them in 2000 and they will be in the stronger position," he told a press conference in Toulouse.
The French side expect to be almost at full strength for the meeting with Munster with flanker Yannick Nyanga and back player Valentin Courrent both passed fit this week.
Toulouse play Montauban this Saturday in the French 14, a game that will give Guy Noves a clearer idea of his starting line-up a week later.