▁ 2 3 ▁February ▁to ▁ 4 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁as ▁a ▁knock out ▁competition , ▁with ▁the ▁four ▁highest ▁ranked ▁teams ▁in ▁Europe ▁not ▁particip ating ▁in ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Six ▁Nations ▁compet ing . ▁For ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁the ▁competition ▁was ▁not ▁held ▁in ▁a ▁single ▁location ▁- ▁each ▁match ▁instead ▁was ▁hosted ▁by ▁the ▁higher ▁seed ed ▁team . ▁ ▁won ▁the ▁championship ▁to ▁take ▁its ▁fourth ▁European ▁title ▁and ▁third ▁consecutive ▁title ▁and ▁sevent h ▁overall . ▁ ▁Format ▁ ▁The ▁four ▁teams , ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁world ▁rank ings ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁issu ing ▁the ▁tournament ▁reg ulations , ▁were ▁assigned ▁a ▁seed ing ▁from ▁ 1 ▁to ▁ 4 , ▁the ▁highest ▁being ▁that ▁of ▁ ▁and , ▁subsequently , ▁the ▁, ▁ ▁and ▁. ▁The ▁format ▁was ▁a ▁four ▁team ▁semif inal ▁bra cket , ▁with ▁the ▁teams ▁seed ed ▁ 1 ▁and ▁ 2 ▁meeting ▁the ▁teams ▁seed ed ▁ 4 ▁and ▁ 3 ▁respectively . ▁A ▁final ▁for ▁the ▁title ▁was ▁played ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁semif inal ▁w inners ▁and ▁a ▁match ▁for ▁third ▁place ▁was ▁played ▁by ▁the ▁defeated ▁semif inal ▁teams . ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁Sem i - final s ▁▁ 3 rd ▁Place ▁ ▁Final ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ 2 0 1 8 – 1 9 ▁Rugby ▁Europe ▁Women ' s ▁Tro phy ▁ ▁Rugby ▁Europe ▁Women ' s ▁Championship ▁ ▁Women ' s ▁international ▁rugby ▁union   §   2 0 1 9 ▁ ▁References