Rosa Rugosa is extremely tough and I think it grows just about anywhere, including where it's very windy. As a hedge is thickens up quite quickly, partly by suckering. However, if you just mow over the new growth if it spreads too far, it soon takes the hint.
Our hens absolutely love the hips, and can be seen jumping up to grab them. Our neighbours cattle keep the far side well trimmed and appear to thrive on it, in spite of the prickles. Ours is in an area where we only have two ancient toothless biddies (sheep), but they love to gum off the growing tips. The flowers are great for pressing.
As a general hedgerow, along open field edges, you are better to go for a mixed wildlife hedge such as hawthorn, with beech, holly, hazel, native wild rose, ash, oak, hornbeam, field maple and so on. My recommendation to stereo was purely for his situation as described. The RR hedge we have was originally planted to keep out prying eyes and overenthusiastic cattle, but it's fitted in far better than I had hoped. RR is often used in council plantings where local children congregate, as it's tough enough to keep on growing. It's also used to keep out unwanted visitors.
I think it's a great plant in the right situation.
The big nurseries sell them in bundles of 25 at very reasonable rates, and there's still just time to plant bare root plants, which are by far the cheapest option.