Pohe was joined in the team by Tigers hooker Harry Thacker, with prop Harry Rudkin and centre George Catchpole among the replacements as England beat Wales 22-16.
Head coach John Fletcher praised the forwards for “providing the platform” for the three-try win as Pohe, Ross Moriarty and Scott Wilson scored and Billy Burns kicked the other seven points.
Pohe got England’s first try in the 20th minute as patient build-up from the forwards eventually freed up the 17-year-old Leicester centre, who showed a nice step before darting over the line.
Fletcher said: “We’re delighted with the effort and the result but we’ve still got some work to do.
“It was a fairly even game but our forwards were excellent, our set-piece was very good and it provided the platform for the win.”
England will meet Ireland in the tournament final.
England Under-18s
15 Zach Kibirige (Yarm School) (Newcastle Falcons)
14 Josh Watkins (Bromsgrove School) (Worcester Warriors)
13 Tom Stephenson (Moulton College) (Northampton Saints)
12 Javiah Pohe (Wyggeston & Queen Elizabeth 1st) (Leicester Tigers)
11 Nathan Earle (Oaklands) (Saracens)
10 Billy Burns (Hartpury College) (Gloucester Rugby)
9 Callum Braley (Hartpury College) (Bristol Rugby)
1 Danny Hobbs-Awoyemi (Moulton College) (Northampton Saints)
2 Harry Thacker (Leicester Grammar) (Leicester Tigers)
3 Scott Wilson (Sedbergh School) (Newcastle Falcons)
4 Maro Itoje (Harrow School) (Saracens)
5 Charlie Ewels (Bryanston School) (Bath Rugby)
6 Ross Moriarty (Hartpury College) (Gloucester Rugby)
7 Gus Jones (c) (Eton College) (London Wasps)
8 Josh Buggea (Hartpury College) (Worcester Warriors)
Replacements
16 Reece Marshall (Moulton College) (Northampton Saints)
17 Harry Rudkin (Wyggeston & Queen Elizabeth 1st) (Leicester Tigers) on for Hobbs-Awoyemi
18 Alex Lundberg (Hampton) (London Wasps)
19 Jake Oldaker (Wellington College) (Bath Rugby) on for Itoje
20 Joel Conlon (Ivybridge Community College) (Exeter Chiefs) on for Buggea
21 Tom Chapman (Colfe’s School) (Saracens)
22 Sam Olver (Oundle School) (Northampton Saints) on for Burns
23 George Catchpole (Leicester Grammar) (Leicester Tigers)
24 Nick Carpenter (Filton College) (Bristol Rugby)
25 Max Northcote-Green (Millfield) (Bath Rugby)
26 Howard Packman (Moulton College) (Northampton Saints)
