In 1979 he became an editorial writer on the Sydney Morning Herald, where he would remain until 2000. At the Herald, he also moved into rugby writing. Zavos has written more than 1000 articles for www.TheRoar.com.au,[2] an Australian sports opinion website founded by his two sons.
He has written several books on rugby, and has contributed to Radio New Zealand as a sports analyst.
Bibliography
The Real Muldoon, Fourth Estate Books, 1978
After the Final Whistle: Mourie's "Grand-Slam" All Blacks, and the Controversies, Personalities and Tactics of Post-war New Zealand Rugby, 1979
Crusade: Social Credit's Drive for Power, 1981
Faith of Our Fathers, 1982
The Gold and the Black: The Rugby Battles for the Bledisloe Cup: New Zealand vs Australia, 1903-94, 1995
Winters of Revenge: The Bitter Rivalry between the All Blacks and the Springboks, 1997
Ka Mate! Ka Mate!: New Zealand's Conquest of British Rugby, 1998
The Golden Wallabies: The Story of Australia's Rugby World Champions, 2000
Two Mighty Tribes: The Story of the All Blacks vs the Wallabies 2003 (with Gordon Bray)