The Edinburgh Reporter February 2023

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Harlaw keen to get youngsters hooked on fishing

You’re booked!

Hopes are high

after first

appearance by

James Jeggo

Rocky Bushiri:

Injury Update

Alan Rennie

By STAFF REPORTER

HIBERNIAN FC confirmed that Rocky

Bushiri will be out for a significant

period of time.

The defender was stretchered off

during the Easter Road side’s defeat to

Hearts in the Scottish Cup after a

collision with an opponent. Scans have

revealed that Rocky has picked up an

ankle injury.

The 23-year-old will be reviewed by

an ankle specialist but is likely to be

unavailable for at least three months.

Hibernian FC Manager Lee Johnson

said: “Firstly we’re all gutted for Rocky

and wish him a speedy recovery.

“Rocky was an important player for us,

and we felt like he was getting better

week on week.

“We will provide him with all the

support he needs, rally round him,

and help him return fitter and stronger

than before.”

Rocky Bushiri added: “This injury has

been difficult for me to get my head

around, but I have to stay positive and

focus on returning stronger.

“I felt like Hibs fans were starting to

see the best of me, so I’m determined to

come back an even better player and

hope to see all the fans soon.”

By JOHN HISLOP

THREE WEEKS into the January transfer

window Hibs announced James Jeggo on an

18-month deal from Belgian side K.A.S Eupen.

And the midfielder was thrown straight into

the white hot atmosphere of an Edinburgh

derby at Easter Road and became the first player

to be booked after a challenge on Barrie McKay.

Jeggo has nearly 300 club appearances to his

name and 15 international caps for Australia.

Born in Vienna, Austria, the player relocated

to Australia in his early years and played his

youth football with Green Gully and the

Victorian Institute of Sport.

He recovered from leukemia in his teenage

years battling back to live his dream of playing

professional football.

He signed his first professional contract with

Melbourne Victory in 2011, and went on to

make 34 appearances for the Club before joining

fellow A-League side Adelaide United in 2014.

It was at Adelaide where Jeggo got his first

taste of silverware. He was named the A-League

Young Footballer of the Year for the 2014/15

season, before playing his part in Adelaide’s

title-winning campaign the following year.

At the age of 23, he swapped Australia for

Austria, joining Austrian side Sturm Graz where

he played 73 times and added the Austrian Cup

to his trophy cabinet in 2018.

He then made the switch to Austria Vienna in

the summer of 2018, where he spent two

seasons with the Austrian Bundesliga side –

adding another 55 appearances to his name and

featuring in both the Europa League and UEFA

Conference League Qualifiers.

More recently, the player spent time in the

Greek top-flight joining Aris Thessaloniki and

featured 55 times for the Greek outfit in two

seasons. In January last year, Jeggo joined

Belgian side KAS Eupen on Deadline Day and

went on to make 23 appearances in the Jupiler

Pro League.

Jeggo was a member of the squad that

qualified for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar,

featuring 10 times in the World Cup

Qualification Group Stages, where he played

alongside current Hibee – Martin Boyle –

several times.

Hibernian FC Manager Lee Johnson

commented: “Jimmy is a very good

communicator, will help our organisation both

with and without the ball, and will aid the

solidarity of the team.

“He’s mobile, a good athlete, and is technically

good. You need players like him in a successful

team.

“He will bring extra experience to the squad,

and we look forward to working with him.”

By NIGEL DUNCAN

THE FISHING season opens at

Harlaw Reservoir above Balerno on 1

April and the executive managers of

Malleny Angling, who administer the

water, are keen to encourage more

young people into the sport.

Under a new rule, keen anglers

under the age of 18 will be permitted

to fish free at Harlaw and Threipmuir

Reservoirs when accompanied by an

adult with a valid permit.

Robert Ross of Malleny Angling,

who administer Harlaw and also

bank fishing on Threipmuir Reservoir

between Black Springs and The

Boathouse, explained the new

system: "We noted a surge of interest

in angling during the aftermath of

lockdown caused by the world-wide

Covid-19 outbreak. Thereafter, we

saw that more young people were

interested in taking up the sport and

we are all for that.

"The executive managers feel we

have to do more to encourage

young people into the sport we love

and therefore we have agreed that

all young people under the age of 18

fishing will be allowed to fish free

when accompanied by a parent or

adult over 18 years of age who has

a valid permit.

"The rule states that the adult

permit holder may only have one

under 18 year old fishing with him.

The catch and release permit is not

transferrable and the adult permit

holder must sign a disclaimer before

commencing fishing. The safety of all

anglers is of paramount importance

and the young angler must be

supervised at all times.

"The young angler will be subject

to a strict catch and return rule and

must fish with barbless hooks."

Fishing at Harlaw is fly only,

centrepin reel, line and hand-tied

artificial flies or lures. No spinning is

allowed and no float tube or boat

fishing is permitted at and you must

be a member or season ticket holder

or a buy a day ticket to fish. Day

permits are only available online at

Malleny Angling and all fish taken

are only for personal use and are not

to be sold or exchanged for profit.

Harlaw Reservoir

on opening day

last year

Nigel Duncan