(CNN) Rugby players for Toulouse will wear shirts embroidered with an image of Notre Dame in their European Champions Cup semifinal against Leinster Sunday.

The shirts will be auctioned off after the match to raise money for the reconstruction of the 850-year-old cathedral, large parts of which were devastated by fire Monday.

The two towers of the church's western facade were spared, but the spire collapsed and the surrounding roof, built largely of oak, was destroyed.

"What happened at the start of the week has not only touched the French people: it's touched every member of the planet who has been affected by the tragedy of this universal and unifying symbol," said the Toulouse president Didier Lacroix.

Dimanche face au @leinsterrugby, le Stade Toulousain portera un maillot spécial après la tragédie survenue à Notre Dame de Paris.

👉🏻 https://t.co/7SLftuv2OX pic.twitter.com/TZ7FriRMt0 — Stade Toulousain (@StadeToulousain) April 16, 2019

"With the match this Sunday on the national and European stage, it seems natural that Toulouse will play its part, participating in this movement of solidarity born out of this disaster and towards the beginnings of the future reconstruction."

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