Saha, on his 200th Premier League appearance, controlled the ball and struck it low beyond the advancing James after a pass from the half-way line eluded centre-back Younes Kaboul.
Ten minutes from half time, Darwen were denied once more, this time when a Martin Parker effort was acrobatically hooked off the line by Blackpool centre-back Paul Carroll.
Replacement hooker Rhys Thomas followed Rush to the line and Calvisano struck back when centre Matteo Pratichetti finished off a breakaway and Fraser converted.
Deacon was again on song with the boot but Salford came back once more when centre Nero ran a great line to go over and Mark Sneyd added the goal.
In the last action of the opening 45 minutes, Cardiff centre-back Dekel Keinan had a header blocked on the line by Corry Evans.
Ben Cairns almost exploited a slip by McFadden but the Leinster centre chased back to stop his opposite number from crossing the line.
And after 22 minutes the 31-year-old was sent on for the injured McCann, moving into the centre-half position in a re-jigged Caley back line.
Another player with Wembley baggage to avenge is defender Phil Bolland, whose arrival from Cambridge United has resulted in a solid partnership with fellow centre-back Paul Jones at the heart of the Bluebirds back-line.
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The Blues youngster's 30-yard burst was superbly and unceremoniously stopped und by Wales star Gavin Henson, the centre-turned-full-back, just yards from the Ospreys try-line.
With Sale on the back foot, the ball was spread down the line and outside centre Jamie Noon fed Williams to score in the corner.
Their three centre halves, sat deep, made it tough for Agbonlahor to break the back line, and they always had a spare man to either track the front-runner or follow Heskey when he dropped a little deeper.
But the hosts hit back immediately as Nick Robinson's inside pass tricked the Bath line to send brother Jamie through a hole, the centre treating supporting back-row Molitika with a perfect offload that saw the Tongan lope under the posts.
Then, within five minutes of the restart, centre Steve Kefu and full-back Mark van Gisbergen combined well to send Lemi over the line.
Just before the break the Scarlets looked to have got back into the game but Bristol centre Rob Higgitt superbly tackled Matthew J Watkins with the try line at his mercy.
Fundraiser Peter Whalley said the centre would give those injured in the line of duty the confidence and self-esteem to get back into civilian life or restart their service career.
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After centre Jon Davies was brought down a metre short on the right, the ball was returned along the back line for Daniel to cross on the other flank.
Hodgson gave the Sharks a three-point lead with a penalty from the first scrum before Leeds hit back with a try inside five minutes from centre Fa'afili, following a miss-throw at the line-out.
Thomas, in his new position at centre, went over in response for Crusaders before Chan was held up over the line as the home side fought back.
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