The 1982 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand was a series of fourteen matches played by the Australia national rugby union team (nicknamed the Wallabies) in New Zealand between July and September 1982 .

The Wallabies won ten of the fourteen matches and lost the other four.

New Zealand thereby regained the Bledisloe Cup, which had been held by Australia since 1979.

[2] The Australian touring party lacked international experience.

[3] Despite losing the international series the tour proved good for the future of Australian rugby – in his assessment for Rothmans Rugby Yearbook New Zealand writer Don Cameron stated that "This represented the greatest triumph of all...Australia now has a deep fund of test-tried players".