 He took up coaching, and was head coach of Northland in the 2013 and 2014 National Provincial Championships before departing suddenly in early 2015 to take up a position at Japanese club Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars.In February 2017 it was announced Witcombe had signed a contract to return to the Northland province as head coach for the 2017 Mitre 10 Cup.Witcombe is also an accomplished cricketer.