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Papali'itele Peter Momoe Fatialofa (Samoan language: Pita Fatialofa) (26 April 1959 – 6 November 2013) was a Samoan Rugby union player who captained Samoa in their first Rugby World Cup appearance in 1991. He was among the first of the New Zealand–based players to represent Samoa. He was nicknamed Fats.
Fatialofa debuted for Samoa against Ireland in a test match on 29 October in their 1988 tour of Wales and Ireland. He first captained Samoa in 1989 and led them at the 1991 Rugby World Cup. They lost to Scotland in the quarter-finals 28–6.
Fatialofa last played for Samoa against Fiji in Suva on 20 July 1996. Fats: Peter Fatialofa and the Manu Samoa Story an autobiography was published and released the same year. He subsequently worked as a director for his family-owned piano and furniture moving business.
Fatialofa died of a heart attack in Apia on 6 November 2013. Samoan rugby great Peter Fatialofa dies. 3 News NZ. 6 November 2013. TVNZ: Legend Peter Fatialofa dies aged 54
In 2019, Fatialofa was inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame, alongside Richie McCaw, Shiggy Konno, Os du Randt, Sir Graham Henry, and Diego Ormaechea. New rugbiers in the Hall of Fame In 2024, he was an inaugural inductee into the Pasifika Rugby Hall of Fame.
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